How thick does a hearth pad need to be?

How thick does a hearth pad need to be?

2 inches
The minimum thickness of a standard hearth’s flooring within the fireplace is 4 inches. The hearth pad requires a thickness of at least 2 inches. However, if the fireplace’s floor is at least 8 inches taller than the hearth extension, the hearth extension’s thickness must only be at least 3/8 inch.

What is a Type 1 hearth pad?

Type 1 – Steel Hearth Pads Most require only protection from falling embers. But some stoves produce enough heat directed down and forward that a Type 1 – Ember Protector won’t stop the heat from passing through to the floor beneath the stove. View Type 1 Hearth Pads.

What is a fireplace hearth pad?

A fireplace hearth must be made of noncombustible material like brick. Building codes require a hearth pad to protect the hearth–the floor or raised area in front of a fireplace–from any sparks or embers that may escape from the fireplace box while a fire is burning.

What can I use for a fireplace hearth?

Each fireplace hearth is typically made up of one type of material, and the most commonly found materials used as hearths include:

• Brick.
• Granite.
• Marble.
• Stone.
• Concrete.
• Ceramic tiles.
• Slate.
• Quarry tiles.

Can you use ceramic tiles for a hearth?

Ceramic has been used on fireplace surrounds and hearths for hundreds of years. Ceramic withstands heat well and is durable enough to withstand the demands of the fireplace. You may want to select a thicker tile for the fireplace for extra durability.

What is difference between Type 1 and Type 2 stove?

There are two types of floor protection: Type 1 and Type 2. Type 1 floor protection is known as Ember Protection and Type 2 is known as Thermal Protection.

Can you put a hearth pad on carpet?

Can I install my hearth pad directly over carpet? With our new Type 1 – steel Ember Defender and our Type 2 – traditional Ember and Thermal Protectors, the answer is YES. These pads have a solid bottom that will support a stove up to 450 lbs when installed on carpet.

Can hearth be flush with floor?

If you decide to put the tile flush with the floor, you’ll have to make perfect cuts of the tile to keep the grout line the same width. The grout itself could crack over time where it contacts the wood floor leaving a blemish. Putting the tile lower and covering this contact point with a molding solves the problem.

How do you cover an old hearth?

Hiding an Unused Fireplace with Decorative Items

1. Decorative fireplace screen or insert.
2. Firewood.
3. Oversized candles.
4. Candelabra or ornamental candle holder.
5. Potted plants.
6. Books.
7. Large mirror.

What are hearth pads and what are they used for?

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.

Do you need a hearth pad for a stove?

Building codes and safety standards now require the hearth pad to provide adequate thermal protection based on the stove model. With that in mind, we now offer two levels of protection to meet the needs of every stove. All our pads are tested to meet or exceed UL 1618.

What should the are value of a hearth pad be?

Fully non-combustible, with an R-value of 2.24 or 1.592 ( R-value information ), it provides protection well above the minimum requirements for Type 2 hearth pads (minimum requirement of R-value=1.0). ThermaShield or a 6″ pedestal is recommended for hearth pads requiring an extremely high R-value.