Wood floor transition ideas whether you are considering adding a wood burning gas burning or pellet burning stove to your home the stove needs a structurally sound location on which it sits.
Flooring around a wood stove.
The wood heat organization recommends setting the floor pad so that it s flush with the surrounding flooring you don t want to remove a fire hazard but create a tripping hazard.
Stone or tile set directly on the backer board makes a low profile wood stove pad that s safe for taller units.
Radiating out from the sink under the laquer surface.
Find a great piece of art for the far wall beyond the kitchen.
Advertisement if your walls are combustible you can install a shield on a wall to reduce the stove s clearance area.
Some stoves have ample clearance between the bottom of the unit and the floor.
Although the floor will not overheat due to stove operation the floor must be protected from live embers that might fall from the stove during fire tending.
Near the wood stove us a lot of art and items like old trays.
In her kitchen she had a l shaped counter with tile around the sink on one side and an inset wood cutting board area on the other.
Flooring near a wood stove.
During testing the floor temperature is checked and must not exceed safe limits.