Wood burning shop heater

[jmolwitz]

You can add a flat piece of sheetmetal as a heat shield .

 

[crash325]

Would someone please suggest a way to insulate the wood behind the stove...
See previous post. Thanks

1/2" Cement board works real well. If you use metal it needs to stand off at least 1/2".

Cement board that has been tiled looks real nice and very safe.

 

[Zick]

How about screwing some Durock to the studs?

Edit: nm, didn't see the 2nd page and crash325 beat me to it.

 

[grsthegreat]

With the cost of the insulated pipe these days, I'd look at building a masonary chimney. Insulated pipe needs to be replaced every so often, 10 or 15 years I think...

Ive never heard about needing to replace double or tripple wall pipe. My double wall is 16 yo and i clean it every year. It still looks like its brand new...

 

[Jimbo16720]

Would someone please suggest a way to insulate the wood behind the stove...
See previous post. Thanks

Buy some backerboard...it's like a cement board for cementing tile to walls and floors. You can put your hand on the back and it doesn't get warm. It's 1/4" thick. I have it behind my stove in the house on a paneled wall. It's been there 13yrs now.:thumbsup:

 

[Boeing]

Thanks for the suggestions guys...
I bought some cement board to back the shower walls and propped it behind the stove since it has not been used yet. It's VERY heavy and because of that it would not be easy to attach to the studs going up 10'. I like the thinner "backerboard" idea because it has to be lighter.
Now I must admit....what is backerboard? Is it masonite that you put under vinyl or tile floors? and semi fireproof? I guess I could glue tile over it....?
I have to remind myself that this is a shop and not a home.....

 

[ovrszd]

Would someone please suggest a way to insulate the wood behind the stove...
See previous post. Thanks

Tin, spaced away from the wooden wall at least a couple inches. Leave a gap at the bottom from the floor, 3 or 4 inches at least. What you are trying to stop is radiant heat. The tin will absorb the heat and the natural movement of heated air behind the tin will draw cool air from the floor and cool the wall.

 

[mrcaptainbob]

Ditto on ovrszd's post.....

 

[karverind]

Could you use a concrete board like they put tile on in a bathroom?

 

[chopped]

Easy space out ,you can use long drywall screws and cut some scrap metal conduit shims
works well...