Mortarless stone veneers
We have a real great old pot belly wood burner that has been sitting for 20 years in our "extra room". Wife has been after me for years to get it functional. Problem is it sits in a corner where the walls are not fire rated! Would have to run the wall up maybe 40". Anyone work with these veneers? Good idea to maybe install this on the 2 questionable walls? Floor is not an issue. Thanks. Sorry-Just dawned on me I have enough "common brick" to do this job. Can this be set just like the "mortarless approach?
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we just used Z brick. the stove is 18" from the wall and the flue pipe is 10" away/. been like that since 1978
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Check with your insurance company.
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You need to have a one inch air space between the stove and the wall. You certainly could dry stack brick there, just keep the stack an inch from the wall.
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X'2 on the insurance company, that if you have any.
Some companies will not insure a home with a wood stove as a heat source.
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If you do want to dry stack brick there, go in the basement and see what size the joists are, and what is the space between them. That stack of bricks will be heavy. You might need to double up a few of those joists. When I built my cabin In doubled up the three joists beneath the wood stove install.
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As recommended, talk to insurance provider first. Your project could void the policy.
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Thanks guys. I had the stack put in when we added the addition. Runs up and out the roof, should be no problem. I appreciate the sub-floor structural scenario. I think I'll check into the "Z" brick approach.
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Ran a wood stove for 15 years using z brick on a sheetrock wall . Hearth was made out of 1 inch thick paving bricks dry laid with swept in mortar ,then misted with water to set.
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Code requires an air gap between the brick and the flammable surface behind it.
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What truthful said and "z" brick at any level is not up to code.
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Would a sheet of fire-code sheetrock surfice?
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Would a sheet of fire-code sheetrock surfice?
My insurance company wanted two layers of sheet rock. Glued no screws or nails.
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