Vermont Casting SHR36 - Manual (Page 14)

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SHR Series Woodburning Fireplace
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Installing Chimney in a Chase
Refer to Page 5, Figure 4 for an illustration of a typical
chase installation.
CAUTION: Treatment of firestop spacers and construc-
tion of chase may vary with type of building. These
instructions are not a substitute for local building codes.
You must check your local building codes to determine
specific requirements for your city or state. NOTE:
Other building materials may be required in addition to
Firestop Spacers.
Finishing
CAUTION: All joints between the finished wall and
the fireplace surround (top/sides) must be sealed with
noncombustible material to prevent cold air leakage into
the room. Only noncombustible material may be applied
to the facing of the fireplace surround. (Black painted
area) (Fig. 22)
The SHR52 has a framing shield between the front
standoffs that may be used to attach finish material.
(Fig. 24)
Finish Wall
Finish the wall with material of your choice. Do not
install a combustible mantel shelf less than 12"
(305 mm) from the top of the fireplace opening. Do
not install a mantel face plate less than 6" (159 mm)
from top of fireplace opening. (Fig. 28) If a combus-
tible material is used below a flat mantel shelf, consult
your local building codes for minimum clearance from
top of fireplace opening to bottom of mantel shelf.
All joints (top, bottom and sides) where wall or deco-
rative facing material meets fireplace surround must
be completely sealed with a noncombustible material.
(Figs. 23-28)
NOTE: No side wall protection is required for fireplaces
installed at 45° to two (2) side walls (corner installation).
FP559SHR
Fig. 22 Minimum clearances to combustibles.
FP559SHR
SHR air spaces
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Air Space Clearances
Combustible framing material MUST NOT pen-
etrate AIR SPACE (shaded areas)
Standoff
2"
³⁄₄ " Air Space
to Sides
Firestop
Front View
Side View
Wall
Shield
³⁄₄ " Air Space
to Back
³⁄₄ " Air Space
to Sides
0" Clearance to Floor
Hearth Extension
Only noncombustible material
may be applied as facing to
the black fireplace surround.