Hi everyone, I thought I'd make this its own thread to get your opinion on whether removing this wall would be advisable prior to a stove install. It will be a large 3.0 cubic feet catalytic stove in brown enamel. This main floor is 3500 sq feet, of which 2000 sq feet will be heated by this stove. The second floor (up the staircase) can be closed off by doors and is not regularly used presently.
The tan-coloured finish material on the wall are slabs of granite. The beech pipe wall is masonry block and is non-combustible. The L section of the wall to be potentially removed is non-weight bearing made out of 2x4 studs and dry wall. There appears to be pre-existing fiberglass insulation inside.
I wouldn't mind the space being more open, particularly near the front entrance. I had intended on placing down a slab of granite as the non-combustable hearth, which would cover the hardwood floor defect created by removing the wall. The stove I am getting does not require thermal protection underneath.
Please let me know what you think or if it would be more advisable just to leave the wall where it is. Thank you.
The tan-coloured finish material on the wall are slabs of granite. The beech pipe wall is masonry block and is non-combustible. The L section of the wall to be potentially removed is non-weight bearing made out of 2x4 studs and dry wall. There appears to be pre-existing fiberglass insulation inside.
I wouldn't mind the space being more open, particularly near the front entrance. I had intended on placing down a slab of granite as the non-combustable hearth, which would cover the hardwood floor defect created by removing the wall. The stove I am getting does not require thermal protection underneath.
Please let me know what you think or if it would be more advisable just to leave the wall where it is. Thank you.
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