Hello,
I'm looking at getting a Century CW2500 insert. ((broken link removed to http://www.century-heating.com/product.aspx?CategoId=7&Id=522))
My hearth does not extend beyond the opening of my fireplace. See pic. The red in front of the fireplace is just tile with wood floor under it. I am also looking to buy this 24x48 R-Co stove board to put in front of the fireplace.(http://www.rcoproducts.com/rcostoveshield_main.htm). However much of the insert is sticking out of the fireplace will be resting directly on the stove board. I called the manufacturer today and they said that you can place the insert directly on the board. They said they didn't have this in writing anywhere and that the board had an r value of about 2.8. Has anyone ever had to do something like this? The manual for the stove calls for a floor protector in FRONT of the stove to be an r value of at least 1. It doesn't say anything about an R value UNDER the stove.
I'm looking at getting a Century CW2500 insert. ((broken link removed to http://www.century-heating.com/product.aspx?CategoId=7&Id=522))
My hearth does not extend beyond the opening of my fireplace. See pic. The red in front of the fireplace is just tile with wood floor under it. I am also looking to buy this 24x48 R-Co stove board to put in front of the fireplace.(http://www.rcoproducts.com/rcostoveshield_main.htm). However much of the insert is sticking out of the fireplace will be resting directly on the stove board. I called the manufacturer today and they said that you can place the insert directly on the board. They said they didn't have this in writing anywhere and that the board had an r value of about 2.8. Has anyone ever had to do something like this? The manual for the stove calls for a floor protector in FRONT of the stove to be an r value of at least 1. It doesn't say anything about an R value UNDER the stove.