Wood Stove Wall Clearance

Many think stovepipe can run from the wood stove right up through the ceiling and roof.

Wood stove wall clearance.

When you use less than the recommended clearance space for a wood stove you can create the perfect conditions for your home to catch on fire. Clearances for uncertified stoves. Minimum clearances from combustible walls and ceilings. The clearance for an uncertified radiant stove is 1200 mm 48 in and for a stove with a sheet metal jacket or casing the clearance is 900 mm 36 in.

Typical clearance between a wood or coal fired heater and the nearest combustible surface is 36 unless approved heat shields have been installed. If doesn t take long for a wood stove to reach a temperature of 500 degrees fahrenheit and at that point the wall behind the stove can begin to burn. Any combustible materials including walls ceilings floors that are not protected by the heat shield to meet the fire clearance distances specified by the manufacturer for the stove typically 36. You can make measurements from the woodstove s top surface as well as its flue vent connector to its chimney accordingly.

Most of the double wall stove pipe allows for 6 clearance from wall combustibles and 8 from ceiling combustibles. The free standing fireplace photo at page top is less than 12 from wood paneling which is in turn installed on a wood framed wall this is an unsafe installation that should not be used. Adding a wood stove to your home is a way to provide warmth and visual appeal. Wood frame walls covered with dry wall are considered combustible.

When required clearance with no protection is 36 inches a 3 1 2 inch thick masonry wall with ventilated air space used as a wall protector reduces clearance by maximum of 66 percent to 12 inches from the combustible wall. Using a heat shield on a single wall stovepipe allows you to reduce the clearances from 18 to 6 to the wall and 9 to the ceiling. The clearances are large because they apply to all shapes sizes and designs of stoves that have not been tested to determine the actual clearances.