Floor insulation under stove - allowed?

BarneyMc · 12-04-2016 6:46pm #1

The first batch of my floor insulation will be landing tomorrow! Can anyone tell me if there's any fire regulations regarding placing floor insulation under the stove? There'll be 50mm liquid screed on top of the insulation and tiles on top of that. Thanks.

BryanF · 12-04-2016 7:14pm

No problem

Gumbo · 12-04-2016 10:11pm

Should be fine. The stove needs an area of non combustible material around the base of it. Concrete, tiles etc are fine.

BarneyMc · 13-04-2016 4:21pm

Yip, got confirmation today from my engineer that there's no issue here.

Gumbo · 13-04-2016 4:46pm

BarneyMc wrote: »

Yip, got confirmation today from my engineer that there's no issue here.

You went to an engineer :eek:

What happened to the trust of Mr. Boards CEng MIEI :P

893bet · 13-04-2016 4:58pm

What stove have you settled on? You were torn previously!

BarneyMc · 13-04-2016 8:18pm

893bet wrote: »

What stove have you settled on? You were torn previously!

Probably the Spartherm Ambiente A1. I'm also looking at HWAM 3640. What I really need now is to know where to position the air intake pipe in the floor (which I've sussed). The Spartherm needs it positioned into the room more than the HWAM so I can always decide at a later date which I go for in the end.

Calahonda52 · 14-04-2016 6:08pm

Depending on the stove, you might consider some sort of thermal break in the tiling around the actual stove, maybe, size wise, in line with the regs for a hearth as if the tiles are big, you may get localised cracking, depending on how much radiant heat from the door.
Just a thought

BarneyMc · 14-04-2016 10:07pm

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Depending on the stove, you might consider some sort of thermal break in the tiling around the actual stove, maybe, size wise, in line with the regs for a hearth as if the tiles are big, you may get localised cracking, depending on how much radiant heat from the door.
Just a thought

Something else to worry about! Thanks for the heads up.

Calahonda52 · 15-04-2016 7:38am

BarneyMc wrote: »

Something else to worry about! Thanks for the heads up.

Barney, its just an idea, it would also create a sort of visual break around the stove.
I am only talking about doing it in the tiles, maybe have them cut diagonally at the corners like when dishing tiles in a wet/shower room or paving slabs for wheelchair dips in the footpath, but in this case of course all in same horz plane

BarneyMc · 15-04-2016 10:11am

Calahonda52 wrote: »

Barney, its just an idea, it would also create a sort of visual break around the stove.
I am only talking about doing it in the tiles, maybe have them cut diagonally at the corners like when dishing tiles in a wet/shower room or paving slabs for wheelchair dips in the footpath, but in this case of course all in same horz plane

Might just do that and get different tiles to surround the stove as you describe. Dark to disguise the inevitable dirt and small to prevent possible cracking. GOOD CALL!!! :pac:

893bet · 15-04-2016 10:41am

Dark tiles will actually show more dirt! We had a couple of black granite hearts under stoves before and you can't keep it clean! Going for white mush granite under one and glass under the other!

BarneyMc · 15-04-2016 12:12pm

893bet wrote: »

Dark tiles will actually show more dirt! We had a couple of black granite hearts under stoves before and you can't keep it clean! Going for white mush granite under one and glass under the other!

Yes, true. Like my black kitchen worktop I can see every breadcrumb! :rolleyes:

Floor insulation under stove - allowed?

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