With newer wood stoves, oftentimes, the stoves can be put as little as 6 inches away from the wall with no additional protection. This is because wood stove heat shields are already included as a part of the stove itself.

However, older models will need to have wood stove heat shield installed to be safe. In addition, chimneys and other accessories will need to be heat shielded as appropriate. Most new models come with this protection built in.

Newer stoves do have built-in heat shields on the bottom, too. In this case, we might need as little as one-quarter inch of ceramic tile on the floor, mostly to protect the floor itself from sparks. However, if our stove does not have such protection, we’ll need much more protection on the floor itself. In fact, at least one model of wood stove on the market requires that no combustible materials at all be placed under the stove.

First of all, we should know that we need to follow certain safety precautions when we use your wood stove. In fact, some people have bragged about what types of things they’ve burned and even that they’ve made their stoves “glow red.” This is not a good thing to have happen, since wood stoves, too, have certain precautions we need to make in order to stay safe. With a wood stove, we’ll need to burn wood, the 100% natural thing (This is as opposed to paper, particleboard, or other inappropriate materials in wood stove.

Whether we use a freestanding wood stove or a freestanding fireplace, a stove pipe is essential to connect the piping to a chimney or vent. Stove pipes alone cannot act as parts of a chimney system (cannot run them inside walls or outside of the building), and it cannot be used to line a chimney.

High quality Single Wall Wood Stove Pipe is ideal for installations where there is a minimum 18″ clearance from the stove until it enters the chimney. Our single wall pipe is offered in 22, 24 & 28; gauge.22 is the heaviest gauge of pipe, 28 the lightest gauge. Premium Black Double Wall Wood Stove Pipe is ideal for close installations where there is less than 18″ clearance from combustible materials. This type of Wood Stove Pipe provides the maximum protection for your walls and ceilings. Double wall pipe will also last many times longer than traditional single wall Wood Stove Pipe.

Proper Installation for wood burning stove pipe

For safety considerations and ease of installation, follow these guidelines:
1. Never mix and match gauges of stove pipe. Single wall and double wall pipe cannot be mixed in an installation.
2. Use a stove pipe reducer or increaser if you are working with different sizes of pipe.
3. While all of the stove pipe we sell will fit together tightly a very secure connection can be obtained by using 3 screws per connection. Screws also make the entire assembly stronger.

1. The Chimney
1.1Insulated Metal Chimney
1.2 Masonry Chimneys

2. The Stovepipe
2.1 Single Wall Stovepipe
2.2 Close Clearance Stovepipe

3. Floor and Wall Protection
3.1Underneath Your Stove
3.2 on the Walls

Now describes in brief:

1.1Insulated Metal Chimney: Now that we have that out of the way, let’s look at the most popular option for new installations, the Class “A” Insulated Chimney (now commonly called HT or High Temperature) would be common in any single story construction. Insulated chimney is then stacked up until the required height is obtained.

1.2 Masonry Chimneys

* They are often oversize and not insulated, resulting in poor draft and excess creosote formation
* Proper clearances to combustible (wood framing, siding, etc.) are not maintained
* No room for expansion of the flue tiles, resulting in cracked and damaged liners.

2.1 Single Wall Stovepipe: Single wall stovepipe is designed to connect a wood stove to a nearby chimney. It is available in different thicknesses (24 ga. or 22 ga.) and is usually painted with high temperature black paint. Some manufacturers produce stovepipe in porcelain enamel colors to match their stoves.

2.2 Close Clearance Stovepipe: This is a double wall stovepipe with a stainless steel inner wall and a black painted outer wall. An air space in between the stovepipe walls serves as an insulating layer, allowing this special pipe to be as close as 6” to combustibles.

3.1 Underneath Your Stove:

* Concrete slab, bare or with any tile or brick installed above it
* Pre-Fab UL Approved Stove Boards and Mats
* Ceramic Tile, Marble or Slate installed on top of UL Listed cement    underlayment board (dura-rock and wonderboard are two brand names.

3.2 On the Walls:

* Install approved non-combustible protection on the wall.

* Install a specially designed rear heat shield on the stove.
Check with your Hearth Retailer to see if a rear heat shield is available for the stove of your choice.

an illustration of wood burning stove installation

Here are six steps you could follow for a proper and safe wood burning stove installation.
Step 1:

Check with your insurance company before installing the wood burning stove. Some insurance companies will not cover the damages caused by the stove if it is not installed by a professional.

Step 2:

Choose a stove that is the right size for the space you have selected. It’s best to have someone from a hearth shop come out to size the space and help you decide which stove suits your situation.

Step 3:

Hire a professional to install your wood burning stove. It isn’t recommended to install a wood burning stove yourself. Although there are plenty of how-to manuals out there, a mistake in installation could cause many problems.

Step 4:

Install the stove and provide adequate clearance from any combustible surface. Consult the manufacturer’s recommendations to tined the proper clearance for your stove. Also check with a local building inspector to learn the local clearance standards in your area.

Step 5:

Keep your stove clean. Proper maintenance is very important to the life of your wood burning stove, and keeping it maintained prevents costly repairs. Every spring have the stove cleaned by a certified chimney sweep. Any buildup of creosote can eat away at the flue pipe as well as cause odor during the warm summer months.

Basket’s And Log Carriers

With a traditional stove that burns logs, it will be vital to have a means of transportation to get those logs inside as well as means to store them. These are both great utilities to help you move more logs at once without straining yourself too badly. Each of the carriers and storage compartments will be made out of different materials and vary in size and shape. The wicker basket is probably our top choice however. Not only is it stylish, it also does both transporting and storing. The wicker design goes great with any small cottage or country home.

A Good Thermometer

It is vital to have a thermometer for your wood stove. Not only will it help keep you safe, it will also make sure your stove is burning efficiently. This type of thermometer hooks onto the stove top or up on the stovepipe.

Steamers and Kettles for Your Wood Burning Stove

Part of having a wood burning stove is having great an authentic feel as well as enjoying yourself. How much fun would it be to have a kettle that you could use to make old-style popcorn?
Wood stoves will not only save you a bit of money in the long run, but they are also quite the decor to add to your house. Having accessories for your wood stove will keep your stove running safe, more efficiently, and most of all it will keep things fun and interesting.

If you are familiar with the gas logs of 20 to 25 years ago, don’t quit reading just yet. Those older logs were very fake. The flames were not realistic and the logs themselves just didn’t look right.

Today, there is a good chance that if you saw a high quality set of gas logs actually burning, you would very likely think they are real. Certain types of gas logs (vented) come with vermiculite and glass wool. When the gas flames lick around these items, they look exactly like glowing embers in a real wood fire. Years ago, there was only one type of gas log, that being the vented type. These are still made today. However, energy conservation trends produced gas appliances that are vent free. This technology found its way into the U.S. gas log market not too long ago. The technology actually started in Europe many years ago.

The vented logs are those that require a working chimney. They produce vast amounts of heat (some up to 90,000 BTU’s per hour.). But, since you must open the fireplace damper as if burning a wood fire, most of this heat escapes up the chimney (85 to 90 percent!).

An Inside Look of the Ventless Natural Gas Fireplaces

Vented gas logs also produce massive amounts of carbon monoxide, a deadly, toxic gas. This carbon monoxide results from the low tech burner that is used to combust the gas. In most cases, the gas simply escapes from a simple pipe that has holes drilled into it. This pipe is usually covered with silica sand. The gas filters through the sand so that the entire area under the gas log set appears to be on fire.

Several states within the United States, as well as other countries, have completely outlawed ventless gas fireplaces because of health concerns. Canada, Massachusetts, and California don’t allow people to install these types of heaters because of their potential to build up carbon monoxide, deplete oxygen, and lead to unconsciousness or even suffocation. Check with your local building code before purchasing one of these appliances.

A milder health hazard offers another disadvantage to this choice. Ventless gas fireplaces lead to an increase in the room’s humidity. Burning gas or propane creates water vapor that can build up in a room and possibly lead to mold and mildew growth. If most forms of mold aren’t truly dangerous, they will certainly increase allergies and could spoil fabric, photographs, and books.

Ventless gas fireplaces work by burning natural or propane gas in specially designed burners that promote efficient combustion. Unlike traditional fireplaces and vented gas units, ventless gas fireplaces have no way to move combustion byproducts out of your home. Although manufacturers insist ventless gas fireplaces are safe, many fireplace industry experts have voiced concerns. Here are some issues that may cause you to rethink a ventless gas fireplace  A gas fire produces more than just heat. The combustion of gas produces carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Although the amounts of these gases produced by a ventless unit is smaller than a traditional fireplace, the gases can still build up to unsafe levels in rooms and homes that are don’t allow for proper air filtration. Today’s tightly insulated homes typically don’t provide enough air filtration for use with a ventless fireplace, requiring that a window or door be opened to provide airflow.

used wood burning stoves

You need to take some important steps before going for buying used wood burning stoves. Firstly, it is a good idea to do full research on these stoves on internet and know everything about them.  Very easy and accurate information is available online about these burning stoves.  Depending upon your need you can go for a particular size and specification based burning stove.

Secondly, you can go and do some research in the market. You should go and ask from various retailers. Please make sure that you bargain a bit for this product as the same thing would be available in different prices in different shops.  There are two types of used wood burning stoves available in the market. One is cast iron burning stove and other is welded steel wood stove. Cast iron stoves are a bit costly. But design wise welded stoves are better.  You can know about the dealer for the used wood stove from newspaper and local advertisement.  You should ask for the warranty period of the product you are buying.

Wood burning stoves produce a lot of heat which can damage the interior parts of the stove fairly quickly. Thus you should ask for the replacement scheme from the dealer of the wooden stove. It is also important to note down the amount of combustion produced by the stove and it should be within the legal specifications. Non-catalytic wood stoves have been found better then the catalytic wood stoves in general.

There are a few steps that you need to take care of before going for stained glass fireplace screens. Firstly, you need to know the size of the screen of your fireplace.  You need to measure the exact height, width and length that you require.  Please make sure that the fireplace is properly clean and then there are no rough or dirty marks on the window before installing the stained glass on it.

It would be a good idea to get the design of your stained glass frame created from a professional designer. Or you can create your own design on a paper before going for buying one. You might need one glass cutter for cutting the stained glass into various shapes according to the design that you have finalized. Please make sure that you take proper precaution before cutting the stained glass fireplace screen. You should wear gloves and glasses so that you do not end up hurting yourself in the process. It is always better to hire expert professional for the same.

There are special adhesive available in the market which can be used to easily paste the glass on the desired frame.  Once the stained glass fireplace screen is installed, you would need to clean it up with a damp cloth first. After you are done with this, please clean it up with a dry cloth. There are special glass cleaners also available in the market; you might want to go for them.

an example of small wood burning stoves

The only thing is that hardwood burns at a slower rate as compared to softwood. We also need to control the supply of air in the small wood burning stoves as there should be proper amount of oxygen in the chamber. If the amount of oxygen is less, it would result in the creation of carbon monoxide which is very poisonous gas and can cause serious damage to health.

Safety is very important. Proper air supply along with proper ventilation through chimney, both are critical to proper working of the stoves. You need to make sure that you follow all the guidelines specified by the manufacturer of the wood burning stove. While installing the stove, please make sure that you go through these deadlines and properly adhere to them.

Please make sure that the wood you are using in the stove is not wet. Wet wood would not burn properly and would produce unwanted smoke. We also cannot leave the air control valve fully open as it may lead to over firing. In the beginning you might need some time to learn all the settings of the small wood burning stoves. Chimney should remain well insulated as it would contain gases which are hotter than the outside temperature and may be harmful to health as well.