Hi there!
We're about to get a Jotul Black Bear and are preparing to build a simple hearth pad in lieu of buying a prefab hearth pad. The dimensions of the pad are to be roughly 60in x 52in and we're wanting to dry stack either soapstone brick or clay brick on top of a layer of steel/plywood. Has anyone successfully dry stacked their pad? The reason why we don't want to use mortar is because we may want to open up the room a bit in the future and redoing the pad would be easier if we didn't have to break up the mortar. The floor is a solid wood floor, hence the need to use steel as a fire barrier.
I had run across a link a while back for a hearth pad installation diagram using studs, plywood and steel but have since lost it. Does anyone know the link i am talking about? Any help is great appreciated .. thanks!
We're about to get a Jotul Black Bear and are preparing to build a simple hearth pad in lieu of buying a prefab hearth pad. The dimensions of the pad are to be roughly 60in x 52in and we're wanting to dry stack either soapstone brick or clay brick on top of a layer of steel/plywood. Has anyone successfully dry stacked their pad? The reason why we don't want to use mortar is because we may want to open up the room a bit in the future and redoing the pad would be easier if we didn't have to break up the mortar. The floor is a solid wood floor, hence the need to use steel as a fire barrier.
I had run across a link a while back for a hearth pad installation diagram using studs, plywood and steel but have since lost it. Does anyone know the link i am talking about? Any help is great appreciated .. thanks!