Vermont Casting SR42A - Manual (Page 14)

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SR/SC Series "A" Woodburning Fireplace
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Installing Top Housing
or Termination
Follow the installation instructions provided with the
chimney termination you have selected.
Installing Chimney In a Chase
Refer to Page 5, Figure 5 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. 20)
Finish Wall
Finish the wall with material of your choice. Do not
install a combustible mantel shelf less than 12"
(305mm) from the top of the fireplace opening for
radiant models and 12" (305mm) from top of grille
opening for circulating models. Do not install a
mantel face plate less than 6" (159mm) from top
of fireplace opening for radiant models and 6"
(159mm) from top of grille opening for circulating
models. (Fig. 22) If a combustible material is used be-
low 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. 21 and 22)
NOTE: No side wall protection is required for fireplaces
installed at 45° to two (2) side walls (corner installation).
Often a decorative surround or vertical portion of the
mantel is desired. If this is constructed of any combus-
tible material it must be within the safe zone indicated in
Figure 23.
FP559
Fig. 20 Minimum clearances to combustibles.
Front View Side View
Standoff
Combustible framing material MUST NOT
penetrate AIR SPACE (shaded areas).
Air Space Clearances
Only noncombustible
material may be applied
as facing to the black
fireplace surround.
Wall
Shield
Hearth
Extension
0" Clearance
to Floor
Firestop
1/2" Air
Space
to Back
1/2" Air
Space
to Sides
FP559
BR/BC-AIR SPACES
11/10/97
1���"
1/2" air space
to sides