By far the most effective heat shields are the air cooled type.
Building brick wall behind wood stove.
Brick by brick masonry and clay bricks are suitable as surround materials for wood burning stoves.
Purchase a sheet of foil covered fiberglass duct board and cut it to fit the wall.
Install the board by securing it to wall studs with aluminum roofing nails.
At least 36 inches of clearance must be allowed between the top of a stove and an unprotected ceiling.
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.
Masonry bricks are made from concrete and can be used to protect the wall and the floor by.
Brick or stone provide little or no protection for a combustible wall since they are good conductors of heat.
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.
Ceramic tile offers an attractive and protective wall finish behind a wood stove.
It is a common problem.
Remove all the drywall from any wall that comes.
Circulating air will cool the panel and wall behind it figure 1.
The solution of replacing the back wall with a heat resistant material such as heat resistant stones is often cumbersome and not always beautiful.
Finish the surface with heat resistant paint.
Install the cement underlayment on the walls and floor in the location where the stove will be installed.
If the stove ventilation pipe will run through the stone veneer wall measure the size for the hole.
The wall behind the wood stove becomes too hot which can damage the wall or even burn it.
Natural flat stone to build back wall.
Dwarf stove with currogated metal shield.
A stacked stone style wall behind her wood stove.