I'm installing a woodstove in my house and I'm considering building a wall surround so that I can get the stove closer to the wall. My stove is older, but I have a manual that lays out the requirements for wall shields. "24 guage sheet metal and 1/2" non-comb insulation board with a 1" space between wall and surround." My question is about the sheetmetal. I haven't seen sheetmetal included in any instructions of how to build a surround. If I use cement board and ceramic tile with a 1" space will that be adequate?
If the surround is too complicated, which it sounds like it might be, I will go with a rear heat shield and double wall stove pipe. Does the rear heat shield increase or decrease efficiency or neither?
thanks everyone!
If the surround is too complicated, which it sounds like it might be, I will go with a rear heat shield and double wall stove pipe. Does the rear heat shield increase or decrease efficiency or neither?
thanks everyone!