Hello I see it can be done but has anyone done this? Is any refractory cement or refractory mortar adaquate? See info below
$25 for a box of 6 firebrick and a 50 mile drive to get them isn't exactly always in my $ budget or time budget. I normally have spares on hand, but I'm not gonna get out the diamond blade on the angle grinder to cut a special sized brick at night or in the middle of a snowstorm. I'm for sure not gonna cut them inside the house... If its a full size one I'll replace it sometimes. But if it's a simple halfway clean break I'll glue them back together. The brick at the front of my stove take a beating. I run hot cuz we have a lot of house to heat. My woodstove pretty much runs 24/7 from October till April. I've used this stuff to glue firebrick back together many times over the years.
I don't have a stove anymore, but I didn't worry about cracks unless there was a big gap or the brick was in danger of falling/moving out of place.
Stove at old home in Colo had cracked bricks, we didn't bother since they stayed in place fine and no gaps.
Hope this works... Baffle board repair Eta...after the first year I think I replaced the baffle board. Just didn't hold up with new cracks. The brick, however, seems to be pretty strong. Hope this helps.
If it's just cracked but fully in place then run it. If it falls out because of the crack then try to swap it with a floor brick where it can't fall down.
On all the stoves I’ve owned, other than a hearthstone, the wall bricks are interchangeable with floor bricks. As in the bricks on the firebox floor.
