Measure the area where you plan to install tile.
Tiling behind wood stove.
Also a heat resistant tile adhesive such as the palace heat resistant adhesive should be applied onto a good solid surface.
Dry fit the.
Keep a distance of at least 150mm 6 inches around the side of the burner.
Wood stoves have very specific requirements about how close they can be placed to combustible surfaces.
Remove the drywall drywall is combustible and not a suitable material either for use behind the wood stove or for use underneath tile.
Use porcelain tiles to keep the heat in check.
Measure mark and cut the cement board to cover the area.
The most common way of doing this is to tile the wall or a portion of the wall behind the stove.
This will be the home of our new wood cook stove.
Removing it from the wall behind the wood stove allows you to install cement backerboard instead.
The cement board is a heat resistant durable surface that.
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Tile behind wood stoves.
The distance varies by stove but many stoves are required to be eight to 36 inches away from a combustible wall.
Purchase the appropriate amount of tiles and cement board to cover.
Most wood burning stoves have insulation blocks in the back and sides to minimise the heat escaping and there should also be a minimum of 150mm 6 inches around the back and the side of the stove for ventilation.
The indoor wood stove project has begun.
So the heat coming into contact with the tiles shouldn t be too great.
Because this often places the stove out into the room many home owners choose to build a wall shield instead.