Hi. I am in the process of installing a Drolet escape 1800 freestanding pedestal wood stove in a 800 sq/ft cabin. The stove has triple wall chimney pipe from top to bottom (15 feet total). I’ve read everything I can find, but I still got a few questions and this seems like a place where people have good factual answers.
1. As far as I can tell, my required clearances are 9” from the corners to the wall and 18” from the center of the chimney opening to any combustible surface. This is the information I found in the Drolet manual. Just looking for some affirmation that I’ve got this correct.
2. My walls are shiplap pine. I’d feel a little more comfortable if I had a heat shield. I was thinking about using the same type of ribbed bare metal Galvalume I have on my roof. Using metal 1 inch spacers to create clearance. This would reduce the distance that I have from the corners of the stove to the wall by 1 inch. Is this a smart move or should I just leave it as is with the shiplap pine?
3. I ordered the Drolet metal hearth piece. It’s a few pieces of metal that are interlocking and well it seems like it’ll do a good job of preventing any material that would cause a fire from getting through to my floor, I'm less certain about heat going through the floor. I’ve got interlocking laminate flooring. Is that going to melt? If so, what should I do to create flooring, that’ll withstand any heat from the bottom of the stove ?
Thanks in advance for sharing your informed opinions. This is my first wood stove.
1. As far as I can tell, my required clearances are 9” from the corners to the wall and 18” from the center of the chimney opening to any combustible surface. This is the information I found in the Drolet manual. Just looking for some affirmation that I’ve got this correct.
2. My walls are shiplap pine. I’d feel a little more comfortable if I had a heat shield. I was thinking about using the same type of ribbed bare metal Galvalume I have on my roof. Using metal 1 inch spacers to create clearance. This would reduce the distance that I have from the corners of the stove to the wall by 1 inch. Is this a smart move or should I just leave it as is with the shiplap pine?
3. I ordered the Drolet metal hearth piece. It’s a few pieces of metal that are interlocking and well it seems like it’ll do a good job of preventing any material that would cause a fire from getting through to my floor, I'm less certain about heat going through the floor. I’ve got interlocking laminate flooring. Is that going to melt? If so, what should I do to create flooring, that’ll withstand any heat from the bottom of the stove ?
Thanks in advance for sharing your informed opinions. This is my first wood stove.
