I think you might have been looking at the wrong manual , cuz this one is for the 50-SHSSW01, and states the floor protection should be 47" inch deep by 38 1/2" wide. http://www.heatredefined.com/assets/images/general/15-SSW01.pdf The manual for the 50‐SHSSW02 , shows 49.75 inch deep by 43.38 wide http://www.heatredefined.com/assets/images/general/15-SSW02.pdf
Therefore , if you wanted to use this IMPERIAL TYPE 2 STOVE BOARD, 36 IN. W X 52 IN, now on sale for $47.99 , to get up and running quick , you would only be 1 1/4" shy, on each side of the required 8 inches and you would have more than 16" in front
Yes, that is the stove that is sitting out in the drive. I will go look at that stove board but I am thinking that $47.99 should be put towards a finished hearth. If I buy the stove board, it is going to be temporary which means that I will still be spending money to build a hearth next year; which means moving the stove out of the way for the new hearth, etc.
Well I'm sorry, I got confused because I followed a link in one of your other threads and it took me to the smaller stove at Lowes
Yes, it was my fault. I first looked at the smaller stove and they had it at the local Lowe's. However, when looking at the price difference I thought it would be better to go with the larger one and the size different was mainly in the width of the stove.
I am finally moving ahead on getting a hearth pad built. I looked at the pad that HDRock mentioned and it was almost $50 and I did not really care for the design. I got a sheet of 15/32 plywood; wonder who decided to start selling plywood in 32nds, and three boxes of tile and the stuff you use to install the tile. Not sure of the total cost, the tiles were around $48 and the plywood was around $18. I do know this, it appears that all plywood is manufactured warped and bowed; must be a new marketing thing; maybe to make it easier to build canoes. I have never installed tiles before so I am learning something new; and taking twice as long as someone that knows what they are doing. However, I wanted to gain the experience and doing this hearth pad is a good beginners project for tile work. I ran out of the stuff for installing the tiles so have to go to Lowe's and get some more before I can finish. While I am at Lowe's, I can get them to cut a couple of tiles I need for the project.
I hurt my wrist somehow installing tiles today; it hurts. I ran out of the mortar stuff and had to go buy some more, will continue tomorrow.
I watched; with my fingers in my ears; as they ran the tile cutter. That is one neat machine, cuts tile like a knife in butter on a hot summer's day.
I got the tile grouted, in the clean-up stage now. I have never tiled before so there was some issues. Not the best job but it will be functional. I had some problems with the mortar and I am not sure why; I did not have time to try and research so just moved ahead and worked with it. I trimmed the hearth in some oak moulding; I was surprised that pine was almost the same price as oak, so went with the oak and it is harder and better kick resistant. I will post a new thread on what I did with photos.
I have the pad finished. Getting the grout glaze off of the tile was a job, I am guessing due the type of tile I went with. I looked online and found that white vinegar works; the acid reacts to the calcium in the grout glaze. It was still a job though. Hopefully tomorrow I will have the stove inside the house, get some stove pipe, put the firebrick back inside the firebox and build my first fire.
When I am doing something new, and take only twice as long as an experienced person, I feel like I am really winning. Until, of course, I figure out what I am doing wrong, and have the opportunity to get more experience.
