Show your stove room off !

Yeah, same spot, opposite angle. The wall behind the recliner separates the living and kitchen. Large openings at both ends and a 3'x5' pass-through (hole) in it.

 

Brian; how do you like the raised hearth? I want to do something similar when I move my Answer (or maybe a new cat-stove, don't tell the Answer) to the corner of the living room. My thinking on the raised hearth is to get the stove up a little closer to sitting eye level then I wouldn't have to be down on one knee loading it all the time either. Of course the height of the hearth depends on the stove design as well so there is that to consider.

At any rate yours turned out beautiful.

 

Thanks Sam. My primary goal with the elevated hearth was to raise the stove to take the strain off my back, which due to arthritis and herniated discs has been giving me serious problems. It definitely helps when loading the stove. I also just like the look of an elevated hearth. I built this one out of 2"x6" lumber with 23/32 plywood, 1/2" Durock and the 1" slate, so it's just under 8" tall.

 

Yes, we used 6X6 tiles cut in half for the wall. Only mistake I made was the insulation behind the wall is kraft faced. Otherwise, block walls, steel studs, cement board and then the tile. Need to learn to keep it cleaner.

 

Ok, what is a "tip up"??

That new hearth looks awesome... I think I might have asked this already, but forget the answer... how close is your back left stove corner to the wall/molding on that wall? That looks very close in the pic. Is it further then what it looks like or.... ?

 

In my neck of the woods (actually on the frozen lake) a "tip up" is a flag connected to my ice fishing line. When a fish hits the line the flag tips up. That way you don't have to constantly hold the line to see if there is a fish. Holding the line is fine in the summer but gets cold fast on a frozen lake.

KaptJaq

 

Thanks "Cap", kinda figured that out afterwards.... you ice fish here on LI?? or you have a place elsewhere....?

 

A very small place outside of Ludlow, VT. I haven't trusted frozen lakes on the Island in at least 20 years...

KaptJaq

 

It's about 8". I have the rear heat shield so minimum rear and rear corner clearances are 6".

 

Does that corner get very hot? I"m 12" from the corner of my PH and it get pretty hot when I'm running it hard.

 

I had the stove cranking at about 550 stove top last night and checked the surface temp there with the IR thermometer. It read around 120. Safe for clearances to combustibles is ambient temp plus 117 so no worries.

 

I have a blank slate here at the highbeam house. Soaking up your ideas for the eventual finish.

 

Doesn't look blank to me? You planning on re-doing it?

 

Highbeam A stone wall behind that stove would look great or even some light colored slate tiles.

 

If you look close you can see where the huge masonry chimney used to come through that wall. Would love to redo it.

 

This is the cleanest the hearth and stove area have been this heating season. I guess the stars aligned and my teenagers helped me clean this morning.

 

WOW! Nice hotel room..... where in Wy is that?

 

Thanks for reviving this thread, Wild West and Macrhia. I went through all 15 pages here while eating lunch. Many beautiful set ups, lot's of eye candy. I know I've posted it everywhere, but here's my PE T5 on the day of the install. There's more furniture, firewood and dirt, etc. these days, but we have absolutely enjoyed the warmth it has given us this season. Only turned the oil on to make sure it's working.

P.S. Wife demanded a glass ember protector, so we could see the custom walnut floor beneath the stove. However, we have found out that it collects dirt, dog hair, ashes, etc. under the glass and there is no way to get it out without lifting the stove (not gonna happen, 515#). Oh well, nothing is perfect.