Hello,
I am laying out the design for my wood stove''s hearth right now, and I'm debating whether or not I should raise the stove up on a step. What I can't figure out is why stoves are sometimes raised, and I can't seem to find this information either.
At first I was thinking maybe for safety reasons, which appealed to me because we have a three year old and another on the way. But the way our stove will be positioned, a raised portion could not be much larger than the stove footprint, so it won't keep little arms and bodies away from the stove. Then I thought maybe there is still a functional purpose of a raised hearth, maybe making it easier to clean up ash and wood debris before it makes its way to the bordering carpet.
Now I'm wondering if some hearths are raised only because they are required to be. My stove (Harman TL-300) only requires tile or 20 gauge sheet metal below the stove, not any certain depth needed.
Can anyone share with me the reasons for raising a wood stove up above floor level?
Thanks! Great site by the way. It has been so helpful to me during this process of bringing a chimney and wood stove into our modern home.
Tom
I am laying out the design for my wood stove''s hearth right now, and I'm debating whether or not I should raise the stove up on a step. What I can't figure out is why stoves are sometimes raised, and I can't seem to find this information either.
At first I was thinking maybe for safety reasons, which appealed to me because we have a three year old and another on the way. But the way our stove will be positioned, a raised portion could not be much larger than the stove footprint, so it won't keep little arms and bodies away from the stove. Then I thought maybe there is still a functional purpose of a raised hearth, maybe making it easier to clean up ash and wood debris before it makes its way to the bordering carpet.
Now I'm wondering if some hearths are raised only because they are required to be. My stove (Harman TL-300) only requires tile or 20 gauge sheet metal below the stove, not any certain depth needed.
Can anyone share with me the reasons for raising a wood stove up above floor level?
Thanks! Great site by the way. It has been so helpful to me during this process of bringing a chimney and wood stove into our modern home.
Tom