My New Woodstock Fireview

[Backwoods Savage]

Oh damn, thanks Backwoods. And sorry HollowHill, now I know and I won't make that mistake again!

Great stove BW, I can't wait to get my first fire going! Good idea with the furniture dolley, that would work great for me. I'll see if I can find one on craigslist.....

Not much of a need for Craigslist. Harbor Freight has them on sale many times. I think I paid $10 or $12 for ours.

 

[dylskee]

If you gout the joints , I believe you don't need the metal. Loose lay the stone and you do, for amber protection. Correct me if I'm wrong. I installed the 24 gauge sheet metal anyways just for added protection. Was 43 dollars at the metal shop. They cut what a needed. Made my hearth pad 54 inches deep and 66 inches wide for my new Fireview. I wanted extra room and not at the edge of the specs. I see those pictures are of at the loading dock! Been there. I felt the same way once at Woodstock looking at the stoves in person. You can't help not to want one after you see how nicely they are built. Super nice people for sure. Congratulations on your stove Dylskee! I'm sure glad I went with a Woodstock stove. How about cleaning that cat! Not a a single wrench needed! Sorry to hear you about your ticket! Nice save on your stove, sorry to hear your back took some punishment. Couple more weeks and I should be doing some break in fires myself. I'm getting ready to set the brick. Was almost as much to buy a hearth pad as to build one. Guess my cut brick is what cost me.

That's how I read it from Woodstock's website, if you mortar and grout you don't need the sheetmetal. I have some sheetmetal I can use if I can cut it but I will probably skip that. Did you pre-drill the holes through the sheetmetal when you attached the cement board? I'm going to build my own, I'm running out of money and I figure I can build the hearth with $100. or less.

 

[dylskee]

Not much of a need for Craigslist. Harbor Freight has them on sale many times. I think I paid $10 or $12 for ours.

Yeah, I was just flipping through one of my magazines and saw a harbor freight ad for that dolley for $10.00. And I have a store 10 minutes down the road.

 

[charly]

That's how I read it from Woodstock's website, if you mortar and grout you don't need the sheetmetal. I have some sheetmetal I can use if I can cut it but I will probably skip that. Did you pre-drill the holes through the sheetmetal when you attached the cement board? I'm going to build my own, I'm running out of money and I figure I can build the hearth with $100. or less.

That's where I get the info for the hearth pad. Looked up the Fireview installation specs. I pre- drilled the Dura Rock, only, because the screws were lifting the Dura Rock board up while waiting to pierce the metal. I was afraid the board would crack. Screwed every 6 inches. Less then that and the board seem to have some movement pushing down. I want no cracks in my stone or mortar later on. Dura Rock screw went right through the metal. My cut brick to do my pad were 240 dollars alone. I guess it depends what you want for a finished surface. Sold my old hearth pad already so that paid for the bricks. I went for the sheet metal as an overkill. I'd rather be one up on a possible fire. Plus my home owners will like seeing that. I took pictures as I'm moving along.