Pellet Stove Hearth Pad Over Carpet

Diamond hearths hearth pad are hand crafted in america by skilled craftsmen.

Pellet stove hearth pad over carpet.

When installed on carpet. The founder and principles of diamond hearths together have over 20 years in the hearth pad business. Our pads have a solid bottom that will support a stove up to 450 lbs. Measure the depth of your pellet stove.

The stove pad must extend 6 inches to the front and to the back of the stove and be at least the. Together life fire resistent fireplace hearth rug rectangular hearth pad polyester trim non slip mat protects floors patio from sparks embers 48 x 30 3 8 out of 5 stars 162 29 99 29. Hearth pads are sections of fireproof material that can be used underneath wood pellet and gas stoves to protect floors from sparks and embers and on the back walls behind heating appliances to protect the walls from intense heat. Add 12 inches to the pellet stove depth measurement.

As a general rule of thumb the hearth pad dimensions for a free standing stove with no listed clearances over a combustible floor should be 36 inches in all directions from the edge of the stove. Octagon hearth pads these octagon hearth pads are more than just a decoration for your hearth. Unlisted stoves with a stove body that sits 2 inches or closer to the floor must only be installed on a non combustible floor. Stove weight is not an issue if you are installing on a level flat floor.

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. On carpet if your stove weighs more than 450 lbs its weight pushes the hearth pad down directly under its footprint. In 27 years i have yet to see an american panel hearth pad crack on a carpet. These hearth pads are built using the highest quality materials and display notes of cultured beauty and charm.

It s my opinion that a carpet under a hearth pad helps even out the rough spots and make it less prone to cracking. In fact the few i have seen cracked were on solid floors that have warped or whatever over time since the install. Their attention to detail and insistence on quality and workmanship are evident in every hearth pad that diamond hearths produces. The stove is going in a corner facing 45 deg into the room.

The carpet will compress and may cause the pad to bow. The room the stove is going into is 17 x 16 with a non permanently installed carpet that is trimmed about 8 10 from each wall with carpet pad underneath.