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by warminmn » Sun. Dec. 27, 2015 11:03 pm
I really like the color matching with the stove and carpet. Looks very nice.
The following is just my opinion and maybe an idea or two you can use, or not. I would slide the stove back just a little. I would lay something non-flameable between the pad and the wall, starting under the edge of the pad... a cheap way that would still look nice would be a sheet of tin on top of the carpet, then a couple close matching tile on top of that tin.
Then, measure the distance from your stove to the wall. If the stove is 36" away from the wall, no issue there. If the pipe is also 18" away, you are good to go. Now heres where I may confuse you. If the stove is 36" away but the pipe is closer than 18", you can just put a shield, spaced an inch or two away, on the side of the pipe facing the wall. Ive used an 8" stove pipe cut lengthwise in half to make one, attached to the 6" pipe with screws and spacers, but there are lots of options with that..... or you can just lean some type of fire protection against the wall, with 1" of space at the top of it. Lots of cheap options with that too.
They sell non-flameable carpet peices to put in front of fireplaces and I'd put one of those in front of your pad.
As for an ash mess, it shouldnt be an issue if your careful. You can lay a moist towel under your doors anytime you open a door to catch most of the ash, which should be minimal anyway, as Fred has mentioned. An ash vac will help if you want to buy one. Its only as messy as you make it. Shut off any fans and blowers before doing anything stops most of the mess.
I am going to add a picture soon of something I put under my stove as my stove gets hot on the bottom, for fire protection. You may not even need it, depending on how hot your stove gets.