Rock around the wood burning stove (pic heavy)

[jjett84724]

The workers finished the rock around the wood burning stove today. It turned out beautiful Check it out!

 

[jjett84724]

Before you guys start on me about the stove pipe, I have ordered an insulated one, and it should be installed before fire season. :notrolls2:

 

[cjcocn]

Before you guys start on me about the stove pipe, I have ordered an insulated one, and it should be installed before fire season. :notrolls2:

No worries ... I was only going to say how great it looks. Thanks for the pics!

 

[Shagbark]

Looks good. You might think about a magic heat on the stove pipe. About 1/4 of the heat I circulate throughout the 3200 sq ft house is generated from it. I also think it reduces by chimney pipe temps a significant amount.

 

[jcappe]

Stone looks Great!

 

[olyman]

whats wrong with blue pipe, up to where it connects at the ceiling??? if its far enough from the wall-it should be to code---and a lot of heat will come off the blue pipe---and the magic will help also---

 

[MJR]

I did a project like that last year. It will hold the heat well - thermal mass.

Your family will enjoy it.

 

[cowtipper]

Looks good. You might think about a magic heat on the stove pipe. About 1/4 of the heat I circulate throughout the 3200 sq ft house is generated from it. I also think it reduces by chimney pipe temps a significant amount.

I did some reading on the magic heat and it said it could only be used on single wall pipe. Do you know of anything that I can use on my double walled pipe?

 

[songofthewood]

Stone looks Great! All will be good by fire season.

 

[whitemountain]

Looks really nice, you're gonna love it!

 

[mickeyd]

nice stone work !

there is nothing wrong with that pipe . it does NOT need to be insulated indoors till you go thru a wall or ceiling
MD

 

[jjett84724]

I realize the pipe doesn't have to be insulated. However, we just paid to have the mantle installed above the rock. I don't want the heat to dry it out, so insulated pipe to help.

 

[Rookie1]

Nice.

 

[MJR]

Here is mine. It was my first time working with stone.

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u54/MJR007/woodstack09004.jpg

 

[jjett84724]

That looks really good MJR. Did you build a wood frame underneath the hearth?

 

[MJR]

Thanks, here is the old thread.

http://www.arboristsite.com/showthread.php?t=75225&highlight=man+cave+thermal+mass

 

[Shagbark]

I realize the pipe doesn't have to be insulated. However, we just paid to have the mantle installed above the rock. I don't want the heat to dry it out, so insulated pipe to help.

A friend of mine installed some heat sheilding on his single wall to protect his walls on the closer clearance stuff.

 

[Shagbark]

I did some reading on the magic heat and it said it could only be used on single wall pipe. Do you know of anything that I can use on my double walled pipe?

Tipper, I don't know of anything that will work with the double walled pipe. You may be able to use double wall to single wall adapters for 1 section and install the magic heat in place of that section.

 

[rick2752]

Here is the one I built....Metal studs, then cement board, then stone. First time with the stone also, but it was pretty easy really.

Rick

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rick2752/3446235024/

 

[MJR]

Very nice rick2752!