We have a beautiful, figured walnut floor where we want to put a stove. We don't want to hide this beautiful floor. So, stoves that require spark protection (glasss) only are favored. However, the WS Progress Hybrid looks like a perfect stove for us, but it requires R=0.8+ protection. Is there any way to get a clear, R rated hearth?
Maybe a hearth pad that is constructed at the most minimal size required? Ceramic glass, so you can see the floor underneath it? not sure of anything else
I have wide board, long custom milled white oak floors in the stove room. (Well, wide board by modern standards: true 6" x about 22 feet long). I bought the dark blue marbleized hearth pad from Woodstock, and the light gray PH. Can't see the wood floor under the hearth pad, obviously, but I like the way the install looks, and the hearth pad still looks just as it did more than 11 years ago when I installed it. I do all my cooking on the stove, so the pad has probably seen a lot more action than most hearth pads do, and has stood up remarkably.
From the owner's manual, page 6: *The R Value of the hearth pad can be reduced down to 0.40 with the use of the Progress Hybrid Ash Lip EXCEPT WHEN USING THE SHORT LEGS.
It's been a while but I saw a raised hearth for a stove made out of metal somewhere on the Internet. It was sort of coffee table height with the underneath open so you can see the floor. Just an idea to look into.
If you have something clear that can take the heat and weight of being under the stove can't you raise it an inch or so and leave the ends open all around to get to your R value? Similar to a heat shield on a wall near a stove to reduce clearances.... Something you might want to discuss with the manufacturer. kaptJaq
Man that thing is gorgeous! How far is the back corners of the cast steel of your PH to the wall? And does your wall get hot at all?
Machria, Thanks. 9 1/2 inches from the back of the round flue opening, 12 inches from the rest of the cast. The sheetrock gets slightly warm immediately behind the round portion, nothing at all uncomfortable.
Would you be able to use a Fiberglass Hearth Rug in this situation? A nice color might look good on the hardwood and in the off burning season you can just put it away so you see all the hardwood. http://www.woodlanddirect.com/Fireplace-Accessories/Hearth-Rugs
I doubt that has the protection needed for the stove, and one would not want to be moving the stove every year. It weighs 700 pounds. And, good chance you'd scratch the floor in the process at some point, even if you didn't mind moving the stove, and the rug met R value. I do believe the best route is to get a hearth protection that compliments the wood and stove.
