Facing Requirements

Facing Requirements

Facing Thickness from 3/4” to 1-1/4”

Facing material within this thickness range can be brought to 1/2” behind the door top and sides. These non-combus- tible finishing materials must never overlap or obstruct the air outlet/inlet grille areas.

NON-COMBUSTIBLE

MATERIAL*

HEADER

52”

60”

*The fireplace requires a concrete board (or other non-combustible material) extending from the header to the floor and extending from fram- ing stud to framing stud. 52” HT x 60” WD

Figure 30.

IMPORTANT INSTALLATION NOTE:

Please note that there are four holes or dots on the tem- plate to assist in positioning the template. These holes or dots should line up with the door mounting holes on the unit to ensure proper placement of the door after finishing mate- rials are installed.

Facing Thickness greater than 1-1/4”

For facing material greater than 1-1/4” a template should be constructed to provided the finishers with a guide so as to leave a 1/8” gap between the finishing materials and the door. See Figure 31 to construct the facing template.

44.5”R

Ø3/8”

34.375”

27.970”

25.257”

3.625”

2.5”

2.5”

46.250”

Figure 31. Facing Template Dimensions

NON-COMBUSTIBLE

BOARD

FACING TEMPLATE

Figure 32. Position of board and template

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