new here, i am looking at getting the drolet myriad stove and have a question on floor protection. we have a wood floor with ceramic tile on it, is this suffician or do i need more than this? idid look at the manual online but dident really understand the formula they had in it. thanks for any help.
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The current setup does not have enough insulating value to protect the hearth for this stove. To be a proper hearth, an area at least as large (can be bigger) as the hearth specification for the stove must have an R value of 1.0 or higher. There are many posts here about building hearths and some clever ideas. This is something that needs to be planned out. You might want to make it much larger to accommodate kindling or wood storage beyond the minimum clearance requirements for the stove.
Here's a link to a corner installation of a large wood stove that has a high hearth R value requirement. In this case, they used cement board + air space to achieve this. In your case if you wanted to keep it simpler, you could set up your hearth so that it meets or exceeds the rear wall clearance requirements. Then use 4 layers of cement board (like Durock or Wonderboard) to build up R value. Each layer of cement board = R .26, so four layers will give you R 1.04. https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/stove_hearth_construction
Search the forums for many other posts, some with pictures, of individual hearth building projects. If you have more questions, it will help to describe the Myriad's installation in detail. Include items such as the type of installation, (corner, wall, or alcove), where the flue pipe connects to, intended clearances, nearby complications (like windows), etc. If you can post a picture of the intended installation location, that would be a great help.
If all of this seem too much, you can purchase a prefab hearth in several different styles. They typically run about $3-400, though often at this time of the year you can get one for less if you chose from dealer stock at a larger outfit.
Here's a link to a corner installation of a large wood stove that has a high hearth R value requirement. In this case, they used cement board + air space to achieve this. In your case if you wanted to keep it simpler, you could set up your hearth so that it meets or exceeds the rear wall clearance requirements. Then use 4 layers of cement board (like Durock or Wonderboard) to build up R value. Each layer of cement board = R .26, so four layers will give you R 1.04. https://www.hearth.com/econtent/index.php/articles/stove_hearth_construction
Search the forums for many other posts, some with pictures, of individual hearth building projects. If you have more questions, it will help to describe the Myriad's installation in detail. Include items such as the type of installation, (corner, wall, or alcove), where the flue pipe connects to, intended clearances, nearby complications (like windows), etc. If you can post a picture of the intended installation location, that would be a great help.
If all of this seem too much, you can purchase a prefab hearth in several different styles. They typically run about $3-400, though often at this time of the year you can get one for less if you chose from dealer stock at a larger outfit.
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