Installing a proper sheet metal shield behind a wood stove can reduce clearances by up to 66 in canada check your local code in your country.
Sheet metal heat shield wood stove.
Ashley hearth united states stove company heat shield 51in w x 42in h 24 gauge metal.
Ceramic tiles and brick heat shields can reduce your clearance requirements by 50 per cent.
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Sheet metal heat shield for a wood stove.
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Hi i have a 40 x60 26 gauge piece of sheet metal that i purchased from a machine shop in town.
Your heat shields don t need to be made of the same materials.
The best wall shields help to radiate the heat from the stove into the room.
A fire resistant wall shield is necessary to eliminate the threat of fire.
For instance you can have a floor heat shield of brick and wall heat shields of sheet metal.
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These shields are constructed with a sheet of 24 gauge or thicker sheet metal or 1 2 or thicker cement board with 1 of air space behind the shield and around the perimeter to allow free air flow.
Heat shield specifications for wood stoves pellet stoves the tan ceramic tile heat shield behind the woodstove and its flue in this photo was constructed by the author df in 1990 by bonding ceramic tile to a factory made fireproof heat shield board consisting of metal covering a fireproof cement board.
The wood stove heats up the metal and the metal spreads this heat over its entire surface area so that circulating air can keep everything sufficiently cool.
Mark their location by placing pieces of masking tape on the wall.
It is conventional to install wall shields over fire resistant wall spacers.
If you combine them with a 29 gauge sheet metal back you can cut the clearance by two thirds.
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Make sure the tape will be visible above and below the dimensions of the metal heat shield.
Locate the studs in the wall behind the wood stove with a stud finder.
Bare wood or sheetrock walls around a wood stove are fire hazards.
A discussion started in 2004 but continuing through 2018.
By far the most effective heat shields are the air cooled type.
The shield needs to be at least an inch from the wall and an inch off the floor and mechanically fastened.