If you feel you must cut holes in your ceiling or floor , to distribute heat, please consider other safety consequences. There is a reason Smoke detectors are now required in bedrooms think, while sleeping you are most vulnerable. Let me weigh in as not an inspector for a moment. By the same token, free and direct passage of air in the vicinity of your wood stove heats your bedroom. The risk is smoke fire and gasses will also use this channel. You were safer before the passage, though a little colder. The question you have to ask yourself am I willing to risk or reduce safety for heat.
As part of my rough framing inspections I inspect for draft stopping and fire blocking. Why, Containment?
In the building codes there are 3 approved ways of purging a ceiling or floor all similar in nature. Floors and ceilings create a natural containment system, unfortunately stairways do not. That is why they are protected by smoke and soon Carbon monoxide sensors. All are special dampers.#1 Fire dampers they are activated by the presence heat from a fire or smoke, the detectors automatically close them to prevent infiltration of smoke and rapid acceleration of fire spread #2 Smoke Dampers they are closed upon activation of your smoke detection system. #3 Ceiling dampers usually have a spring loaded closer attached to a fusible link. ( usually lead or plastic) that melts once a certain temp is reached and closes the damper. {Btw the cheapest solution}
What to do? Purchase a ceiling damper. That restores safety but what about a return air supply?. The feed again is useless, without a return. It need separation distance to create a circulation flow so you will need another ceiling damper for your return
As part of my rough framing inspections I inspect for draft stopping and fire blocking. Why, Containment?
In the building codes there are 3 approved ways of purging a ceiling or floor all similar in nature. Floors and ceilings create a natural containment system, unfortunately stairways do not. That is why they are protected by smoke and soon Carbon monoxide sensors. All are special dampers.#1 Fire dampers they are activated by the presence heat from a fire or smoke, the detectors automatically close them to prevent infiltration of smoke and rapid acceleration of fire spread #2 Smoke Dampers they are closed upon activation of your smoke detection system. #3 Ceiling dampers usually have a spring loaded closer attached to a fusible link. ( usually lead or plastic) that melts once a certain temp is reached and closes the damper. {Btw the cheapest solution}
What to do? Purchase a ceiling damper. That restores safety but what about a return air supply?. The feed again is useless, without a return. It need separation distance to create a circulation flow so you will need another ceiling damper for your return
