Pellet Stove Hearth Pad Diy

Those do need to be built to certain fire and heat specifications.

Pellet stove hearth pad diy.

This pad must be fire resistant and able to withstand the weight of the stove. I m not a building inspector. This simple diy can save hundreds of dollars. Old looking and costs about 300 600 which was just too much for us to spend.

Diy hearth pad for wood stove. So we set out to make our own 4x4 hearth pad. Make sure the tiles sit flush with the front edge of the pellet stove pad so you only have to make cuts to tiles on the two sides of the width and the back edge of the pad. Use 1 4 inch tile.

The hearth pad can be as simple as a metal shield or even a concrete slab but the stove must sit on a non combustible surface. A wood burning stove often sits on a hearth pad. Without one of these pads you can damage your floor or worse cause a fire. Diy hearth pad materials.

4x4 ft sheet of 5 8 plywood 14 16 12 inch ceramic or floor tiles depending on the shape of the pad. We installed a wood stove in the garage and for safety it requires a tiled hearth they were quite pricey so. Before installing a wood burning stove in the corner of your room you will want to install a corner hearth pad for safety. Hearth pads are sections of fireproof material that can be used underneath wood pellet and gas stoves to protect floors from sparks and embers and on the back walls behind heating appliances to protect the walls from intense heat.

Jan 24 2015 as promised here s the how to post on how to make your own hearth pad for a wood pellet stove.