We have our BlazeKing Princess Ultra in-situ, installed/certified... with one exception:
One of our hemlock beams above the living/dining space falls within 6" of the chimney pipe, so we need a heat-shield.
The beam is 10" tall, the pipe is 6" diameter.
I have been using a local machine shop to do a lot of our post and beam hardware, which we have been powder-coating white... I was hoping to have them fabricate a 10.25"x18" steel plate with inset pilot holes in the four corners, powder-coat it white, then paint some 1" long copper pipe standoffs to match and mount the plate with lag screws.
Our stove installer said it should be fine, as long as we extend the plate at least 6" past the pipe in both directions, and cover the beam face entirely.
He never mentioned how thick the plate should be, however. Any ideas on that front? Or, is a steel plate not the best solution here? Should I be looking at other material (copper sheet etc.?)
Thank you for any input!
One of our hemlock beams above the living/dining space falls within 6" of the chimney pipe, so we need a heat-shield.
The beam is 10" tall, the pipe is 6" diameter.
I have been using a local machine shop to do a lot of our post and beam hardware, which we have been powder-coating white... I was hoping to have them fabricate a 10.25"x18" steel plate with inset pilot holes in the four corners, powder-coat it white, then paint some 1" long copper pipe standoffs to match and mount the plate with lag screws.
Our stove installer said it should be fine, as long as we extend the plate at least 6" past the pipe in both directions, and cover the beam face entirely.
He never mentioned how thick the plate should be, however. Any ideas on that front? Or, is a steel plate not the best solution here? Should I be looking at other material (copper sheet etc.?)
Thank you for any input!
