Masonry bricks are made from concrete and can be used to protect the wall and the floor by.
Building brick wall behind wood stove.
These shields are constructed with a sheet of 24 gauge or thicker sheet metal or 1 2 or thicker cement board with 1 of air space behind the shield and around the perimeter to allow free air flow.
The solution of replacing the back wall with a heat resistant material such as heat resistant stones is often cumbersome and not always beautiful.
It is a common problem.
A stacked stone style wall behind her wood stove.
Install the cement underlayment on the walls and floor in the location where the stove will be installed.
The wall behind the wood stove becomes too hot which can damage the wall or even burn it.
By far the most effective heat shields are the air cooled type.
Brick by brick masonry and clay bricks are suitable as surround materials for wood burning stoves.
Natural flat stone to build back wall.
Dwarf stove with currogated metal shield.
Removing it from the wall behind the wood stove allows you to install cement backerboard instead.
Remove all the drywall from any wall that comes.
Finish the surface with heat resistant paint.
Circulating air will cool the panel and wall behind it figure 1.
Ceramic tile offers an attractive and protective wall finish behind a wood stove.
Install the board by securing it to wall studs with aluminum roofing nails.
If the stove ventilation pipe will run through the stone veneer wall measure the size for the hole.
Pre drill holes in the underlayment and screw it down to the existing flooring and wall covering.
Cut right through the drywall using a drywall saw.
Purchase a sheet of foil covered fiberglass duct board and cut it to fit the wall.
Brick or stone provide little or no protection for a combustible wall since they are good conductors of heat.