I have my VC in the corner of my shop. Right at a 45. The stove has the factory heat shield on the back which actually keeps the back really insulated. I want to also have something on either side to protect the drywall from heat. This is a shop and so I can put what I want on the wall - don't want to attach anything to the stove. Thoughts I've had were to put sheetrock in front of the drywall and then paint that, put down 1" thick foil backed fiberglass and then metal roof tiles over that up to the height of the stove in the entire corner. Any other ideas?
Protecting Drywall from Stove
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yes, a ventilated wall shield will be more effective and much simpler. Don't use drywall, it has a combustible paper covering. Use a non-combustible like sheetmetal or cement board. The key is to have the shield on 1" standoffs and open at top and bottom so that air can freely convect behind it.
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/wood-stove-wall-clearances-primer.147785/
https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/wood-stove-wall-clearances-primer.147785/
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This has worked great in our house. I needed it as close as possible to the corner because of space concerns.
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If you meet the required clearances to combustibles then the drywall is fine. If you don't meet the minimum clearances then unless your stove manual specifically allows it, most don't, then the wall shield does nothing for you but make you feel better about a faulty installation.
Many folks have come on here assuming incorrectly that a wall shield built to NFPA specs will somehow magically allow them to reduce their clearance to combustibles with no manufacturer support of that assumption which is false.
Many folks have come on here assuming incorrectly that a wall shield built to NFPA specs will somehow magically allow them to reduce their clearance to combustibles with no manufacturer support of that assumption which is false.
No harm in having extra peace of mind. Our Castine's corner clearance exceeded spec by several inches yet I regularly measured 160F+ temps on the sheetrock behind it. I'm much happier with the 130F+ temps now.
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