Removing FMI 42GC zero clearance and alcove build for Hearthstone Mansfield 8012

[jesse72]

This project has finally come to an end! My wife and I are super happy with how it turned out!

This was only my second time doing any tile and never a pattern before, so the herringbone pattern took me a while to line up. I ended up doing a mock up on the garage floor to get it all lined up perfectly to begin with before I started cutting.

The stove is 550lbs so I strapped 4' 2x4's to the side and 4 of us lifted it into place and were able to adjust it easily for the flue placement.

I am not using the outside air vent that I added, with my stove and blower I cannot really route the vent tubing, but it is there for a future stove if I need it, just like the gas line I kept also.

Just in time for a cold northern Nevada winter!

 

[jesse72]

This is a link to my exterior chase and flue rebuild for this project: That was a lot of work too!

Exterior chase rebuild for wood stove

I am nearly finished with a long project in which I removed an old FMI 42GC zero clearance fireplace and built a shallow alcove for the installation of my Hearthstone Mansfield 8012. I will put a link to that at the bottom. My chase is 26' tall on the outside of the house, with about 17' of...

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[begreen]

Well done, it's a sharp-looking install. Enjoy the new warmth and fire.

 

[jesse72]

Well done, it's a sharp-looking install. Enjoy the new warmth and fire.

Thanks for the compliment and all of the info you helped me with throughout the whole process!