Heat shield advice

[Sdhkenyon]

One other thing to note is what looks like a return air vent above the stove location. That will need to be at least 10 ft away from the stove to pass mechanical code.

It’s a supply vent not a return. Will that still be a problem?

 

[Sdhkenyon]

Good point. It looks like this will be a question of whether the stove is positioned right at the edge of the concrete platform or inboard a bit. However, even if right at the edge there would still need to be ember protection for the floor 12+ in. below. The other thing to consider if this is going to be a 24/7 heater is the lack of an ashlip. This will be a messy operation without one. If the ash falls on the floor it will get tracked around the room.

Yes, I was planning on putting in steel ember guard on the floor of the hole under the stove and extending 16 inches into the room.

 

[Sdhkenyon]

was there a model with legs? Under stove requirements are different than the hearth. One could probably make the under stove R value but not the hearth R value unless the “H” is is 12 inches. Then the hearth only needs ember protection. Look again at the diagrams posted above. Seems like at 3.5 inches you still need R=0.54 hearth protection in front of stove.

There is an optional 16 inch tall pedestal with built in wood storage that goes under but I opted not to get it because the overall design had wood storage below the concrete… it’s a good point though on the r value for the 3-5 inches of concrete that I would probably have in front of the stove if I go the stand route…

 

[begreen]

It’s a supply vent not a return. Will that still be a problem?

No, a supply is fine.

 

[goosebahr]

Sdhkenyon, How'd your install turn out? I'm doing something very similar at my place. Novo 18 on a concrete hearth/bench.