Vermont Casting 1640 installation instructions Alcove Installations, Construction Requirements

Alcove Installations

Because of their restricted air flow and heat retention characteristics, specific construction requirements and special clearances apply to installations into alcoves. No stove or chimney connector heat shields are used in alcove installations.

ALCOVE INSTALLATION OF THE INTREPID II IS NOT PERMITTED IN CANADA.

Construction Requirements

The following illustrations show noncombustible ceiling framing and maximum and minimum permitted dimen- sions for alcove construction.

Intrepid 1640 Woodburning Stove

	ST504
Fig. 24	Cutaway perspective of alcove installation.

36" Use recommended Max. floor protection

48" Min.

7/16" Durock® (or equivalent) spaced 1" off wood studs on non-combustible spacers

ST502

	Existing combustible
	framing	24"
Metal studs		11"
		Min.
support 7/16"
Durock® (or		36"
equivalent)
		Min.

Fig. 22 Alcove floor plan. Sheetrock on front face butts to Durock® (or equivalent) alcove lining.

ceiling

14¹⁄₄"

48" Min.

Joist shield (supplied by chimney manufacturer)

1" air gaps, top and bottom, on both sides and back wall

Metal	B: Combustible
stud
	facing may
	overlap metal
	studs by only 1"

B

A

7/16" Durock® (or equivalent)

I N T R E P I D I I

A: This area, from 62" to 65" must be covered with a non-combustible material

ST505

Fig. 25 Reflected ceiling plan.

Ceiling support
package
extends 2"
below Durock®
(or equivalent)
ceiling
1" air gap,
top and
bottom,	65"	62" Min.
on both		to Alcove
sides and		Ceiling
back wall
		ST506

Fig. 26 Front view: 65" minimum clearance from hearth to

ST503

Fig. 23 Alcove side section.

combustibles on front face. Combustible facing may overlap metal studs by only 1". It should not extend below the height of the non-combustible ceiling.

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