Pellet Stove Hearth Pad Requirements

You can make a pad yourself by laying down concrete backerboard topped with tile or by setting down a large stone slab.

Pellet stove hearth pad requirements.

Yes all pellet stoves and appliances require floor protection of some type. Or you can purchase a premade hearth pad online or from your stove supplier. The stove pad must extend 6 inches to the front and to the back of the stove and be at least the same. Hearth pads are sections of fireproof material that can be used underneath wood pellet and gas stoves for high quality fireproof protection for your floors and walls.

The pad should extend at least 6 inches in front of the stove and several inches out on each side. The manual for your heater will give precise dimensions which local building codes may exceed. To learn more about the specific floor protection requirements for your stove refer to your product manual. If you cannot find your manual an electronic version is available here.

Do i need floor protection or a hearth pad for my pellet stove. Measure the depth of your pellet stove. If one is installing on top of a concrete or other inherently non combustible floor little in the way of a hearth pad is needed other than possibly for aesthetic reasons. The pad can be set right on top of the flooring.

Add 12 inches to the pellet stove depth measurement. The area around the pellet stove that the pellet stove hearth pad needs to cover will typically be six inches at the front and sides less at the rear although it should extend under the vent pipe.