For my Oslo to be, I am in the planning stages for my hearth pad. I just put down Pergo flooring in the room the stove is going in just this past spring so not too interested in tearing some of it out. Plus, if we ever sell the house and the new owner doesn't want a stove they can tear it out and have a floor underneath.
So anyway, my plan is to buy some 3/4" OSB or plywood, cut it to shape and just lay it on the floor, put down some Hardibacker, thinset and tile. I only need ember protection.
Will it be OK to glue the hardibacker to the OSB? They don't make screws short enough so that I won't go down into the floor.
There will need to be seam in both the plywood and the hardibacker. Will putting them in different places be enough or am I guaranteeing myself some cracked tiles down the road? If so, how I can I secure everything without adding a lot more weight and thickness. I am going to be also building a pedestal to put the stove on to make loading and viewing better so maybe if the seam in the plywood will be mostly underneath the pedestal?
Anything else I need to take into account?
So anyway, my plan is to buy some 3/4" OSB or plywood, cut it to shape and just lay it on the floor, put down some Hardibacker, thinset and tile. I only need ember protection.
Will it be OK to glue the hardibacker to the OSB? They don't make screws short enough so that I won't go down into the floor.
There will need to be seam in both the plywood and the hardibacker. Will putting them in different places be enough or am I guaranteeing myself some cracked tiles down the road? If so, how I can I secure everything without adding a lot more weight and thickness. I am going to be also building a pedestal to put the stove on to make loading and viewing better so maybe if the seam in the plywood will be mostly underneath the pedestal?
Anything else I need to take into account?