Sorry if I missed this somewhere, but I just did the tile job on our fireplace surround before the woodstove insert gets delivered next week. And there's definitely a gap at the top, between the top tiles and the mantel - not huge, maybe 3/16", but it'd be nice to fill it. Sounds like I'd be better off using caulk than grout (more give for a mantel moving separate from the chimney?), but it sounds like inserts can get the local brick pretty hot - do y'all think heat-resistant caulk be stable there?
now off to try to find the stuff about putting in inserts for better efficiency....wondering if our old, broken-baffled, Nashua wood furnace (provided forced hot air to the upstairs, local heat to the garage and it's pipes) would be more efficient after all....
now off to try to find the stuff about putting in inserts for better efficiency....wondering if our old, broken-baffled, Nashua wood furnace (provided forced hot air to the upstairs, local heat to the garage and it's pipes) would be more efficient after all....