Building a Hearth or Stand for a Wood Stove A good hearth or stand will protect your floor from falling embers and safely reduce heat transfer from your wood stove to your floor. It can also offer space to store wood, organize your fire tools, and can highlight the wood stove as the centerpiece of …
How to Calculate Clearances with a Heat Shield Clearances are calculated from the heat source to the combustible surface. So, 18″ clearance reduced to 6″ with a shield that stands 1″ away from the wall would need at least 5″ from the shield to the heat source. How Big Should Heat Shields Be? Clearances are …
Adequate clearances are one of the two most important safety features of any wood stove installation. (The other is proper materials.) A properly installed and maintained wood stove can be one of the safest appliances in your home. But cheating on clearances can create a very dangerous situation. Clearance Requirements Without Shielding 18” from back …
The best location for the stove is as centrally located in the space as possible. Wood stoves heat with radiant heat so the further away from the stove you are, the cooler the temperature will be. Having the stove centrally located will offer the highest potential for even heating throughout the space. Fans can help …
