Hello all,
I'm installing a Jotul F3 here in a week or so and have spent a lot of time researching chimney pipe installation. Unfortunately I haven't spent as much time thinking about what the stove will sit on as I should have. I'm hoping you all could give me some pointers on building a hearth pad. I've sifted through some of the previous posts but haven't been able to find a good answer for a lighterweight hearth pad.
I would prefer to construct a quasi-mobile hearth pad since I may be renting my house in a few years (wouldn't trust tenants with a wood stove). Also, I'm pretty low on cash right now and would prefer to build a fairly cheap (but still safe) pad. I'm not looking for anything fancy, just functional.
My stove calls for an R value of 1.1. Originally, I planned on stacking cement board and then placing a stove board on top until I realized how much weight would be sitting on my subfloor. Has anyone had any luck with a raised-ventilated (open in the front/rear) platform? I was thinking about cutting/stacking strips of cement board to act as joists and then stacking two 1/2" layers of cement board, and then a stove board such as this one (http://www.tractorsupply.com/hand-t...rd-black-pebble-finish-36-in-x-52-in--3197018). Any thoughts?
Also, I will be installing the stove in a corner. Is it necessary to take the pad all the way back into the corner?
Any advice is very much appreciated.
Thanks,
HT
I'm installing a Jotul F3 here in a week or so and have spent a lot of time researching chimney pipe installation. Unfortunately I haven't spent as much time thinking about what the stove will sit on as I should have. I'm hoping you all could give me some pointers on building a hearth pad. I've sifted through some of the previous posts but haven't been able to find a good answer for a lighterweight hearth pad.
I would prefer to construct a quasi-mobile hearth pad since I may be renting my house in a few years (wouldn't trust tenants with a wood stove). Also, I'm pretty low on cash right now and would prefer to build a fairly cheap (but still safe) pad. I'm not looking for anything fancy, just functional.
My stove calls for an R value of 1.1. Originally, I planned on stacking cement board and then placing a stove board on top until I realized how much weight would be sitting on my subfloor. Has anyone had any luck with a raised-ventilated (open in the front/rear) platform? I was thinking about cutting/stacking strips of cement board to act as joists and then stacking two 1/2" layers of cement board, and then a stove board such as this one (http://www.tractorsupply.com/hand-t...rd-black-pebble-finish-36-in-x-52-in--3197018). Any thoughts?
Also, I will be installing the stove in a corner. Is it necessary to take the pad all the way back into the corner?
Any advice is very much appreciated.
Thanks,
HT