Wood burning stove close to regular plasterboard - possible?
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Inevitably I’m thinking about wood burning stoves. A couple of years ago a HETAS engineer said that we basically couldn’t fit one without some serious building work. However, since then I’m wondering if anyone has come up with a stove design that has enough rear and side heat shielding to be put very close to regular plasterboard walls? Anyone know anything?
I'd get a few people out to quote and see what they say...
They usually have solutions using either cement board or fire resistant plasterboard or just remove the plaster and take it back to brick.
I can't imagine it will be that difficult / costly - do you have a chimney already?
Fitting a woodburner completely transformed out house, easily the best purchase I've ever made!
They usually have solutions using either cement board or fire resistant plasterboard or just remove the plaster and take it back to brick.
I can't imagine it will be that difficult / costly - do you have a chimney already?
Fitting a woodburner completely transformed out house, easily the best purchase I've ever made!
I’ve found these guys:
http://vlaze.co/project/heatshields/
I reckon a couple of these panels in the corner of the room combined with a wood burner that already has reduced distances to combustibles will do it. We don’t have a chimney, but from memory we have enough distance from other rooves and windows to mean we don’t need a flue the size of the Eiffel Tower.
What I’m hoping is that someone on here knows of a range of stoves which have reduced distances which, when combined with a heat shield, will allow us to squeeze one into the space we have available.
http://vlaze.co/project/heatshields/
I reckon a couple of these panels in the corner of the room combined with a wood burner that already has reduced distances to combustibles will do it. We don’t have a chimney, but from memory we have enough distance from other rooves and windows to mean we don’t need a flue the size of the Eiffel Tower.
What I’m hoping is that someone on here knows of a range of stoves which have reduced distances which, when combined with a heat shield, will allow us to squeeze one into the space we have available.
Building regs to one side, the issue is as much making sure the materials used are suitable in the long term.
All the professionals that have been involved in my two stoves think that means just using anything that won't set on fire, but tiling adhesive, plasterboard, fire resistant plasterboard and plaster will all resist fire, while slowly drying out, crumbling and falling to bits.
As a result, both of mine are heading towards needing to be stripped and done properly.
All the professionals that have been involved in my two stoves think that means just using anything that won't set on fire, but tiling adhesive, plasterboard, fire resistant plasterboard and plaster will all resist fire, while slowly drying out, crumbling and falling to bits.
As a result, both of mine are heading towards needing to be stripped and done properly.
You could always cut away the plasterboard to the required dimensions that need to be non combustable and get a spread to float and set that area.
These things kick out serious heat however so anything gypsum based is likely to crack.
I've done a few with Victus products.
Base coat:
https://shop.vitcas.com/fr-fireplace-render.html
Finish coat:
https://shop.vitcas.com/hrp-heat-resistant-plaster...
Horrible stuff to work with mind.
These things kick out serious heat however so anything gypsum based is likely to crack.
I've done a few with Victus products.
Base coat:
https://shop.vitcas.com/fr-fireplace-render.html
Finish coat:
https://shop.vitcas.com/hrp-heat-resistant-plaster...
Horrible stuff to work with mind.
It's certainly possible. We live in ~2001 built house and our living room is of a decent size but offered no features. We opted to install a 5kw stove in the centre of the room in a false chimney (running the flue up through the house and upstairs bedroom). It was all boxed in, a tv and soundbar recessed and fully signed off by a HETAS guy after.
The entire thing was built with metal studwork and pink plasterboard which offers fire protection and we used a single sheet of proper fire-retardant board behind the tv and above the fire, the whole lot was then plastered. It's been in for 2 years and had zero issues.
As for cost... couldn't really tell you, my dads a builder so it was cheap/free (bar materials!).
Happy to post up some WIP pics so you can see how it went up/in?
The entire thing was built with metal studwork and pink plasterboard which offers fire protection and we used a single sheet of proper fire-retardant board behind the tv and above the fire, the whole lot was then plastered. It's been in for 2 years and had zero issues.
As for cost... couldn't really tell you, my dads a builder so it was cheap/free (bar materials!).
Happy to post up some WIP pics so you can see how it went up/in?
I’m really trying to avoid cutting all the plasterboard out. We have a couple of low level lights just above the skirting board and they would need to be removed which would make the remaining ones look a bit silly. If I could get a transparent heat shield and a wood burner with reduced distances then I could put the heat shield over the lights and plasterboard and just cut a hole in the wall for the flue.
Thanks for the offer of pictures of your chimney build. Our wood burner needs to go in the corner and we don’t want the bulk of an indoor chimney breast. Always like looking at pictures though.
Thanks for the offer of pictures of your chimney build. Our wood burner needs to go in the corner and we don’t want the bulk of an indoor chimney breast. Always like looking at pictures though.
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