Quote from Forum Archives on October 22, 2001, 7:12 am

Posted by: thelambs <thelambs@...>

Deanna Bonnie from Maine. May I have permission to print this. I loved the
information. When we build on I will be bringing up my wood cook stove from
down cellar and this information is so helpful. Will be waiting for your
answer.
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Haley" <dhaley@pinenet.com>
To: <homesteadheaven@weloveGod.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 5:03 PM
Subject: [HomeSteadHeaven] Lori/ fireplace questions

> First of all, Lori if you have the heat shield on the new stove but didn't
> on the old one you will notice that the wall is significantly cooler. I'm
> speaking from very recent experience. We had a stove without a shield and
> now have one with a shield.
>
> Secondly, if you do decide to put a wall shield up here's how you do it.
I
> have to install one for my antique woodcookstove and I've gone round and
> round with the insurance agents making sure it's being done right.
>
> All you need is a UL listed stove board. They can be purchased through
most
> hardware stores, I know Ace usually stocks them and can order them for you
> if they don't stock them. Get as big a board as you feel comfortable.
You
> will also need some ceramic spacers. I ordered mine from Topeka Seed and
> Stove. 1-800-541-2758. Some people use the
> ceramic insulators you can buy to put on electric fencing! The spacers
need
> to be 1 inch in depth. Figure on 6-9 spacers depending on the size of
your
> board. Place in the corners and then in the center on the edge if you
feel
> you need it for stability. The spacers should suspend the board from the
> wall about an inch. Very easy to do!
>
> In regard to using firebrick on your mat. We have several friends that
used
> patio pavers, the thinner ones for their mat. We used them too and they
are
> lovely...much cheaper than the firebrick. We paid 28 cents each for ours
on
> sale and the normal price was 33 cents. We put a piece of salvaged trim
> from our remodeling around the edge. A piece of underlayment to place the
> whole thing on...it cost about $8 at Home Depot.
>
> Let me know if I can be of further help....we had our pad down in less
than
> an hour!...Deanna
>
>
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