My Hearth Install -- Take a Look!

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BurnIt13

Minister of Fire
Hearth Supporter
Jun 10, 2010
636
Central MA
Hello all, since last fall I've been asking questions about woodstoves. Well, we bought an Englander 30 a month ago and I finally finished the hearth install. I stuck with the manufacturer's minimum clearances plus one inch. I also put up wall shields for good measure. The hearth is constructed of 2x6's 12" OC trimmed in oak. The hearth pad is 3/4" plywood with 2 layers of Micore and a layer of Wonderboard cement board, then topped with porcelain tile. Overall the R-value ended up at about 2.3, exceeding the manufacturers 1.5 requirement.

I'm installing the pipe now, I have to build a chase through the 2nd floor. Anywho....check it out!!!!

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Don't put your shorts away at the end of this summer.

Well done.

pen
 
That oughta git 'er done...and extra safely, to boot. Very nice job. Now get to work on the flue! Rick
 
Looks good, oughta keep you toasty warm this winter!
 
I have an overwhelming desire to see a 30 perform in person.
 
Pagey said:
I have an overwhelming desire to see a 30 perform in person.

It's a spectacle. Up there with the likes of the 4th of July :)

pen
 
nice, i like the wood thats black so you can still see the grain. and the door hinged on the left is nice as well, tile looks great and everything compliments each part. great job, i really like raised hearth setups. pete
 
It's just a dang steel plate box with a fire in it (oh, and a rather elegantly designed and executed combustion airflow path). I have two stoves of the same basic description, although neither is an Englander, and they both get the job done very nicely, are simple to operate and maintain, and very nice to watch in operation. Maybe next time (if there is one) I'll get an Englander. Rick
 
BurnIt13 said:
Overall the R-value ended up at about 2.3, exceeding the manufacturers 1.5 requirement.

I'm installing the pipe now, I have to build a chase through the 2nd floor. Anywho....check it out!!!!

Nothing the mater with exceeding the minimum requirement.
Great worry free install.
Enjoy
 
Very nice look with the the black and shades of gray!!

Ray
 
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