Marco B36CF - Selecting Your Fireplace Location; Clearances; Location and Installation

To deternine dlt s~fest and mcs! effici-I !~aticn f~r ~0-a
fireplace, conrider sucll factom x mnt ~rafifc, !ocatiar! cf
doors a3d widows, and ccnstrtlc?ioa abotle and blew th=
knstallarinn area. Yie frreptace may bt balled in my
Iccarion that is Free of air cono'irio.ling duck, elecrrical
wiring, 3nd pitrmbhg. This I=:Icn must also allow for 'lie
necessary c!ear;mc%.
Ccmers shoald be comidercd where ssace Is L-ni!ed or st a
prrrr.!?lm. A comer-L~!2lled ?~e?T!zce can nab 115e cf
space that m3y not nomaTly h used (s~e I;"agm 5).
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LOCATION -4373 IYSTALLATION
A fireplace may be k!allcd flush wj!h the r'mkhed wall ar
przjecting any distzince into tlie tooln. Flesh bsnll3tian is
recommmded for smoorh or thin wall-facing materials. By
insrallhg the ficplace to pr4ect into the rwm, a shallower
crVilg is required ro conrain the iireplaer; bider natu';1l
materials, such a fitld stone, can rhm be used for face
marerial (Figwe 2).
X Incarion th3t requires cgtting he !ex! nrrmber ~Fjnisrs,
r3oi miters, and floor joists will reduce costs and map*
~P.s~J~!z!~oF, easier. This may mzanrnov=g d y me nrt-~~
he5es ?an1 thr selected ided location. Any location
se!ec!ei musr allaw adeq'~ate rnom rn acc~mmod~t+ the
fire?lace nnd Snmirr? dimensions s?~o~m Ln Figures a, 5, 6
i3d 7.
95 112: p13te he 5i'e;12ce 3~ ~cfi-5'~~75392 f~5r cz~r:Li$
such as carpp.r.ir. The rnot~rtthr r;.~Sace mud kc fir and
hard (such as pimywood, womd floorh~, ~fl~c!e bcard nr my
othe hard-smz-aced materid), and cvtyJy suppar, the ictal
hse of the ?~e?Iace. A :zi::?d platfom msy be csed to
s~??ort Cte 5re?!a=e.
.t;CThptla flqJI3~~ is hitilled rm a cnrnbustible floor, a nm-
combastible hezrth ~xteim must 5e prcvrd~d to pro!ec:
he floor in 5nnt 3f the opetlin;!. (Refer toReaP:h EX~PM~DP.~
pages I6 md IT).
-4 heplsct: may not be h~!!rd closer tFlm 12 112 hches :3
my un~rolected can~bustibie lvall p~rpzadicdatro the door
opening (Figure 4).
When a 24" W x 30' H wztl shield ma5e 53 a m--
com'm~ile inmapic rnalerijl with henna1 conducriviry
Kd.54 oflsisnsed, t1~aranr:emsy bc reduced lo 7 inches.
SPP table {Figure 37, Rgt! 16) fgr comrnnz;~~ds whjch
can br used as wd shirtd.
U?cn Lns!A:ed in seed-mee -a,i:L1 he iufruetioiis givzn iii
this manuai, rhe frreplset sysrem may touch combustible
rr,ateria!s x?he 53tt~x. I " CIF~FXIC~~S re+iedon siesand
back of the fireplace, except at nailkg flm~e, where
clsmce is II". fipe 3).
The chimney sysrem requires I" minimum air space.
Cambustiblenaterials: shculdaot be in conhcr wittrnounc-
k.gSflangt of the nn~r frame. ., .
MrARKCNG: DO KOT I'ACCK REQGJRED AIR
SP.4CES WmmSmATltSN OR DTnER MATXRI-
PLS (except as shcu'n in FIFE 29, FaSP 133.
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