Cement Board Wood Stove Heat Shield

Constructing the heat shield itself is a relatively easy process.
Cement board wood stove heat shield. Click to enlarge any image. Broken link s removed. Hardi cement board is also designed to have ceramic porcelain or stone tiles installed over it to cover and beautify the heat shield after it is installed. It got extremely warm almost hot on the wood floor and the wall board in back of the stove got hot but not much of a concern.
Step 1 use an electric stud finder to find the studs in the wall behind the position that you will place the wood stove. 1 heat shield spacers are available online or sometimes at your local hardware store for this purpose. Backer board is a heat shield that is found behind wood burning stoves. Modern wood stoves can be installed closer to the wall because of backer boards.
I used cement board in that same fashion under stove and as a back wall for one year. The back of the stove was about 18 to 24 from the wall. A heat shield is necessary to protect the walls from damages due to constant use of the stove and to protect your home from possible fires. The manufacturer of one brand of cement board says it is suitable for heat shielding go to the faq.
The simplest masonry heat shield is a cement board that is separated from the wall by one inch ceramic spacers. This approach is rather unattractive though so you can beautify the cement board by. Generally the heat shield must extend a minimum of 20 inches beyond each side of the wood stove and 20 inches above it. Specific requirements for heat shielding your stove may require more than one piece of concrete backer board to meet the required dimensions.