Build wood stove foundation & Chimney hood

[Mattis]

I wonder if anyone knows how to easily build a foundation for a wood stove. I want to have an "arch" under the stove itself for firewood storage.
I also want to ask if you are allowed to use wooden studs and cover them with plasterboard to then plaster a hood for the wood stove.
Are there regulations from the chimney sweep that require, for example, lightweight concrete, leca, etc., fireproof materials? It probably doesn't get so hot up there by the hood, or am I wrong??

Grateful for serious answers.

From someone who has done almost everything else. :

 

[Mr_T]

look here:
http://www.palsgatan1.se/2005/byggbok_jul05.htm

I've myself glanced more than a little at that page and am basically done with our construction, just mostly painting left now. Will try to post a picture when it's finished. Regarding what the chimney sweep requires or not, call your chimney sweep and ask, must be the easiest way.

/T

 

[tommiz]

Haha, it was a link to my website, how fun. I tightened a masonite board into an arch with some straps and used it to build an archway. It turned out great.
Best regards, Tommy

 

[tommiz]

Found an image of "valvet":

and after another round of bricklaying:

And the final result:


Regards, Tommy

 

[LinaoMarkus]

Too bad that page is dead - looking for inspiration...

 

[Funkishus_-36]

Check out this link

www.byggahus.se/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1105054884

and also Mookåpan

Fläktkåpa spiskåpor vedspisar spiskåpa fläktkåpor

/Funkis

 

[LinaoMarkus]

Thanks! That was the thread I was actually looking for but couldn't find!

 

[Larsa]

A couple of bricklayers helped me install a wood stove in the kitchen a few years ago. They did an excellent job with the stove built into a corner, "arch" with wood storage below and a hood with a crown above. They built in the stove with lightweight concrete (=multiblock=siporex). The hood was constructed with Minerit and lightweight concrete + some metalwork. Then they laid bricks around the stove and in the wood compartment and plastered everything. The stove hood was built up to an arched shape with mortar (the mortar in the hood was reinforced with fiberglass mesh). If there's interest, I can take some photos and post a few pictures.

 

[LinaoMarkus]

Absolutely very interesting! Sounds roughly like what we intend to achieve.

 

[Larsa]

Here come some pictures. The idea is to have the stove painted white and the walls around it in another color. There have just been a lot of other projects....

 

[LinaoMarkus]

Thank you! Very inspiring!!

Cool stove. We are going to have a regular järnspis, but then the fire won't be visible...

It must have taken quite a lot of mortar for the hood. I was thinking of making a relatively light construction, but I'm having trouble with the arching.

 

[LinaoMarkus]

A genuine copy of this is the goal
http://www.mookapan.se/exclude/bilder/produkter/kapor/Bas_rakorundad.jpg

 

[Funkishus_-36]

How much does one cost at Mookåpan? I talked to them a couple of years ago and if I remember correctly, they mixed in lekakulor to get a lightweight construction. If they are not too expensive, I would rather buy a finished one according to my measurements.

/Jonas

 

[LinaoMarkus]

Around 15,000:- has been mentioned here on the forum. Haven't called to check.

 

[LinaoMarkus]

Casting a cover with some leka mixture in true mookåpa spirit, or something like this EPSCement must be investigated as an option.