Got my Harman P68 last night, and am beginning the ground work, and hopefully finishing the install Sunday night / Monday night. Figured, I learned a lot from here, so I'll post what I did.
Purchased Stove and piping from End of the Alcan in Delta, Alaska.
Stove 3,300$ (By far cheapest locally quality and price)
Venting 400$
Purchased hearth supplies from Lowes
40 6x6 tiles @ .30 cents each (Clearance) 12$
Backerboard 14$
Tile adhesive 20$ (I went with premix, only cost 4$ more)
Grout 14$ (Premixed was 40$)
Spacers 4$
Trim 20$
Liquid nails 7$
I had some fun times trying to fit a pellet stove in by the books. I have a sunken living room, so I can't go straight out and up, and the sides of the room come out, making it hard to fit anything perfectly. I am going with a 30x36 ceramic tile pad on concrete backer board. (Minimum for the P68 is 25x33). Also I will be tucking it right in the corner, using heat shields, to get in tight as possible. I have 4 pieces of felt under the pad, so if I need to perform maintenance, I can unhook venting, and slide it out.
The down side of doing it this way, is if I decide to move the pad from the room, I'll need to support it with a board first.
Also pulled apart a electrical J-box, running a 2x18 gauge wire to the crawl space for future wire run for thermostat.
Day 1:
1. Harman P68 - Woo woo.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71795-c56ec773c1762479e82f4b0b82665ab4.jpg?hash=CqAXw2FqqZ)
2. Let the woman arrange tiles to her liking, then sized it. With 1/8 spacers came to 29 15/16" and 36".
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71796-7ebd87786334c379928f9122dfadaf28.jpg?hash=hQPlz0HMh1)
3. Cut board, measure twice, cut once.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71797-01b8c863d1726c2867f4c88690b436c8.jpg?hash=n5_lSe2noI)
4. Fitted board, again measure twice, cut once.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71798-4d65fc28174fbcdc2167944bcb9f62bb.jpg?hash=NYMvjOz3MD)
5. Spread adhesive with trowel tile away
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71799-8799f8ef8003529443ae59928d143a44.jpg?hash=Lk98KYXZUY)
6. Slow and steady, do it square, and it will be square.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71800-b2caac470877750f3b0a86a524674ada.jpg?hash=0znpmjlSWO)
7. Enjoy the view, wait 6 hours to grout.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71801-1ee50b3f7ff82043c8c99291a3958ef0.jpg?hash=iDS9UNCvzj)
8. Angle shot, note the paper template I made before purchasing the stove to ensure it would fit to
code.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71802-ca6370c5b799c71882fd84aa205e737e.jpg?hash=wzpDbZyEL3)
9. Recycle.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71803-665aca150d14f2be2fa61ea7c143bb3b.jpg?hash=JJXWYw4c1G)
Will update as work continues.
Feel free to comment / trash talk / give advice.
Purchased Stove and piping from End of the Alcan in Delta, Alaska.
Stove 3,300$ (By far cheapest locally quality and price)
Venting 400$
Purchased hearth supplies from Lowes
40 6x6 tiles @ .30 cents each (Clearance) 12$
Backerboard 14$
Tile adhesive 20$ (I went with premix, only cost 4$ more)
Grout 14$ (Premixed was 40$)
Spacers 4$
Trim 20$
Liquid nails 7$
I had some fun times trying to fit a pellet stove in by the books. I have a sunken living room, so I can't go straight out and up, and the sides of the room come out, making it hard to fit anything perfectly. I am going with a 30x36 ceramic tile pad on concrete backer board. (Minimum for the P68 is 25x33). Also I will be tucking it right in the corner, using heat shields, to get in tight as possible. I have 4 pieces of felt under the pad, so if I need to perform maintenance, I can unhook venting, and slide it out.
The down side of doing it this way, is if I decide to move the pad from the room, I'll need to support it with a board first.
Also pulled apart a electrical J-box, running a 2x18 gauge wire to the crawl space for future wire run for thermostat.
Day 1:
1. Harman P68 - Woo woo.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71795-c56ec773c1762479e82f4b0b82665ab4.jpg?hash=CqAXw2FqqZ)
2. Let the woman arrange tiles to her liking, then sized it. With 1/8 spacers came to 29 15/16" and 36".
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71796-7ebd87786334c379928f9122dfadaf28.jpg?hash=hQPlz0HMh1)
3. Cut board, measure twice, cut once.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71797-01b8c863d1726c2867f4c88690b436c8.jpg?hash=n5_lSe2noI)
4. Fitted board, again measure twice, cut once.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71798-4d65fc28174fbcdc2167944bcb9f62bb.jpg?hash=NYMvjOz3MD)
5. Spread adhesive with trowel tile away
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71799-8799f8ef8003529443ae59928d143a44.jpg?hash=Lk98KYXZUY)
6. Slow and steady, do it square, and it will be square.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71800-b2caac470877750f3b0a86a524674ada.jpg?hash=0znpmjlSWO)
7. Enjoy the view, wait 6 hours to grout.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71801-1ee50b3f7ff82043c8c99291a3958ef0.jpg?hash=iDS9UNCvzj)
8. Angle shot, note the paper template I made before purchasing the stove to ensure it would fit to
code.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71802-ca6370c5b799c71882fd84aa205e737e.jpg?hash=wzpDbZyEL3)
9. Recycle.
![[Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end. [Hearth.com] P68 Install - Beginning to end.](https://www.hearth.com/talk/data/attachments/71/71803-665aca150d14f2be2fa61ea7c143bb3b.jpg?hash=JJXWYw4c1G)
Will update as work continues.
Feel free to comment / trash talk / give advice.