Wood Stove Install - Hearth Made From Landscape Stones

Here is an inexpensive and easy alternative to a traditional hearth pad. The surround, mantel, and hearth combined cost less than a nice tile corner hearth pad and looks much nicer!
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[@danabe3220]

I think you may have started a new trend for hearth design. It really does look good.

[@benburns5995]

Good job putting all the surround bricks in and also all of the stone at the foot of the stove. Looking forward to seeing you cook something soon.

[@CraigFogus]

Looks great! That's something I haven't seen before. A hearth pad has the appropriate R value to protect combustibles. Since you have a concrete floor, it doesn't matter. If someone has a wood floor, the danger isn't just from embers. Heat alone can start a fire. Concrete board is not enough unless you build it up. There are sites that show different R values, so you can build an appropriate insulator. We went through this 3 years ago when we installed a wood burning stove on top of our wood floor. Many people think that tile, concrete pavers, and the like are good insulators. That's just not true. Check their R values, and you'll see. Not trying to hate on your work. You did a great job for your installation requirements.

[@charleswidmore5458]

I built a 57'' x 56'' x 3/ 16'' steel diamond plate pad. It is welded on to a 1''x 1'' heavy wall square tube steel bed, 6 going front to back and one on each end. The top plate is welded closed on every seam. This sits on top of and is welded to 2 heavy wall 2''x 2''x 56'' steel square tubes running from side to side, one 12'' from the front and one 7'' from the back on center. The total height is apx 3.25'' not counting the diamond tops. The pad/plate will sit on 2 risers that are 52'' long. They are 13.5'' deep x 12.25'' high x 52'' long, made of 2''x12'' lumber which is glued and screwed together. The stove is a Hearthstone Harvest soapstone and sits on 6'' legs. The plan was to set the wooden risers directly on the hardwood floor. I am thinking of placing a very thin layer of metal over the hardwood. I am not worried about the heat going through the steel as I am fairly certain the plate will stay cool and there is 3'' air gap to the bottom of the 2''x2'' legs. I am thinking more along the lines of a wild ember finding it's way past the pad. Do you think the base layer is overkill or worth pursuing? Signed ~ possibly overbuilt but definitely going to last

[@sonofrobert]

Looks great but many coals will fall and smoke since you can't sweep them up. Also, you can't get a chair very close to front of stove so you may get tired of bending over loading wood. Looks really cool though. Cheers

[@ogbobbye]

that is really a good idea not sure if you meant too, but you created a good heat sink that will heat your home even after the stove burns down and I think it looks very unique and adds a outdoors look and feel to the space.

[@phxtonash]

Very neat I'm jealous I want a wood stove. Everything looks real good. I helped my dad build a house when I was younger we put in a wood stove. What we did was we went to the creek and found a bunch of big Flat Rocks and cemented them together to put underneath and on the walls. Good luck!

[@bookbeing]

That's exactly what I want to do my

[@wulfclaw4921]

Looks great. Prob would be the ash falling into loose rock, maybe. What to I know, I still have to get my woodstove up the mountain to the cabin. Looks good though ! Wulfy

[@bookbeing]

I feel your pain. Hillsides are hard when you have something heavy to move.

[@danieltaylor5542]

Looks absolutely gorgeous. I do have to echo D Kuzzin on the worry about the rocks cracking or bursting from the heat.

[@rozchristopherson648]

I like it !!! I was thinking to just make a brick hearth, but this is more beautiful and original. 👍

[@mofo9900]

Looks great and even good idea to forgo the glue with stone and just stack them as an option.

[@deanlehman4723]

nice job , took your idea of the cement wall and put it to my own still . thanks

[@rbrivers64]

It looks really great! Be aware that as you heat that stove, any moisture in the rocks will make them expand and perhaps break. You may want to keep the fans on them non-stop until you are ready to fire it up to get the rocks as moisture-free as possible before heating them up.

[@MrJmehed]

Those imperial rocks are great for kindness rocks. If you don't know what those are look up The fb group Rock My Way. I think it's a fun activity your daughters would like.

[@davidkilbourne8308]

great job! I never thought of using the river rock that's small like that.Cant wait to see the stove burning!

[@MAShurts1]

The riverstone hearth is beautiful!! Love that idea! Thanks for sharing

[@kathleenoliver5461]

There are other distributors for the Nectre XL. They are also known as Baker's Oven. I have had the smaller one for 7-8 years now and love it! If your basement is a small area that stove will cook you out!

[@beebob1279]

Very nice set up. Australia is an ally so it's OK to get it from them.

[@tecumseh6224]

You just gave me a great idea, but instead, I'm going to use limestone chunks for the border. A more rustic look.

[@jamieabeyta517]

We are down in Missouri and are getting ready to put in our wood burning stove...did this type of fire shield pass the insurance approval? Love the look! Fantastic job!!!

[@aztekwarrior518]

pull river rock back out.. raise the stove a few more blocks..raise landscape stones a few more layers... put a pond liner down..install water pump.. reinstall river rock.. fill with water.. enjoy!!

[@steakandeggscynthiar.7714]

Since you are not using fire brick I would like to see how long the landscape brick and the pool rocks are going to hold up. It turned out beautiful. I used to read a blog where a lady bought one of those stoves. Seems like she did most or all her cooking on it and it cooked just like a regular oven.

[@Steve-ps6qw]

Glad you mentioned the cement floor...I was wondering how hot those rocks will get if they are directly under the stove....btw, that stove, it has an oven in there so you can actually use it for cooking? That is the best looking stove set up I have seen to date. Great stuff!! I was actually thinking I would put it in a basement and that is exactly what you did. I will likely have to buy this stove and copy your idea, Thanks!!

[@DKuzzin]

I agree, I don't see how embers would get through to the floor. It looks FANTASTIC. Love that river rock look. I once had an outdoor fire pit surrounded by large rocks. One day the heat from the fire exploded one of the rocks. Not a hand grenade type explosion, but enough to make me rethink the type of rock I had around it. Food for thought. Speaking of food, I can't wait to see a pizza get cooked in there!!

[@joescott3393]

Your rock exploded because it contained a lot of water. Yes some rocks have a great deal of water in them. These are hard igneous rocks and do not contain water. God Bless Joe

[@salmonhunter7414]

Really good idea. Never have seen that before. Might just use that at on my cabin build.

[@GranpaMike]

Thanks for sharing your project with us; I really enjoyed watching these videos. I'm looking at a variety of approaches for creating a safe hearth space for a wood burner and I like a lot of what you've done, here. The river stones are attractive and functional. My thought is to do something similar, but using a base layer with a sufficient heat rating to protect the wood floor beneath, then a couple inches of sand before layering in the stones on top. I'm also going to build a fire-rated back drop that extends a few inches forward from the wall to create an open air space between the "heat shield" and the wall so that cooler air can circulate in between. I love the ceramic tile idea you went with. I was considering a covering of Thin-Brick, but the look of wood behind a wood stove has a kind of adventurous quality. :) I saw several other comments about cleaning ash from the stones. I really don't see a big problem for you. A crevice tool on a Shop-Vac should be fine. You're only going to have to clean the area around where you load the wood and empty ash, and you'll probably only need to do it once a year (in a season when you're not using it). That brings me to my real question for you, about the ashes. I saw this same stove on another video, with the oven down below. In a lot of models, this is where you'd find the ash box. Once you've used this for awhile, I'd love to know whether you use the oven feature enough that its value offsets the annoyance of having to scoop out ashes rather than just pull and dump an ash box. Great video, and thanks again.

[@ubetchya78]

It looks great, and all that rock will make a great thermal mass - however I also think about how to clean it over time. Ash will be dropping in there, as will bark and wood chips as you load in logs. Dust and pet hair from your home will collect in there, as may small bugs or spiders... I like that the stove can make a great cook stove as well. Our wood stove (when I had my farm) had a large flat top great for cooking on top of during periods of power outages, but it did not have an oven feature. That would have been great! Did you show how you fixed those power outlets on the wall near the stove?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

The power outlets I just removed the outlet and capped them off with a metal outlet cover spray painted with BBQ paint.

[@MrMandala1111]

Nice job man.I did the same thing several years ago and loved it but the dust collection in the stones is a bit of a hassle.Vacuuming with a little upholstery brush attachment works well for cleaning the stones but after a few years quite a bit of debris did make it's way right into the stone and had to remove all stones to give a thorough clean which was a messy job.One thing that did help a lot with ash build up in the stone was a large coloured concrete slab I made a installed under the wood heater that stuch out in front of the heater by 300mm which stops ash falling directly on to the stones.Cheers

[@coolbeans-plantbased707]

Can you tell me why he added the stones? We are getting ready to do a similar project, but I don’t understand why he used the stones.

[@CaptainCocktale]

All that rock will also likely make a great heat sync. It can absorb a lot of heat and then continue to radiate it out

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Didn't think of that, great point!

[@mwilliamshs]

Sink*

[@Steve-ps6qw]

Actually, that is a good secondary benefit!

[@netnate6959]

When I first saw the video thumbnail I figured this was the purpose. Metal wood stoves aren't great at holding onto heat.

[@David-fv7zg]

The heat held from the gravel will be insignificant. How do you like the stone there? I’m guessing it will be a pain to keep clean with all of the ash, etc.

[@howardmiller4241]

Only thing that concerns me it all that weight of the stove,rock,etc...., did u reinforce the floor? How is it all holding up?

[@PGailStOnge]

Looks amazing. Well done. The river rocks will retain and radiate the heat long after the cire is out. Keep yiur pets away from the rocks so they dont get burnt paws

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Gosh, I hope the rocks under the stove don't get that hot. Especially with the burn box being on the top half of the stove. I guess I will find out once I get it fired up!

[@davidcrowson4745]

That looks great. I would still make something on the vinyl planks to prevent Sparks from landing on it when you open the door to reload and use poker to stir up fire.

[@capnjimmy7357]

Pretty cool way of creating a stove pad. I haven't seen anything like it. Cant wait to see you fire it up!

[@willowknollhomestead206]

The wood ash that always sneaks out will be a downside but those stones should hold some wicked heat. Very interesting idea and overall great project.

[@ldsquigley]

I would think all that rock would be difficult to clean as dust and ash gets on it. It looks really nice though.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

I figure if I run a vacuum over the rocks in front of the stove now and then it should be ok

[@Steve-ps6qw]

yea, I think a vacuum would handle that with ease....and that is something my wife needs to worry about, not me!!! lol

[@ravenousjm]

I was worried about this too, looks good though!

A Tweeker would just drag in a garden hose and spray em down....HA....

[@jasond9327]

@ Then use a wet dry vac to clean up! #tweekerinapreviouslife =-)

[@Steve-ps6qw]

it is awesome to see that anyone can do this, great confidence boost for those who want.......off topic, was that a Rouen duck or a Mallard that was next to the rocks outside?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

It may have been Rouen or a mix. We had a rouen, and Peking, and then some offspring that are a mix

[@Submanca]

That looks super good man. You did a fantastic job!!

[@kaycox5555]

Wonderful job, outcome and look!! Congrats!

[@rorrodiamante4182]

You did an awesome job and well articulated. thanks for posting this video.

[@m.jmoore654]

Pretty cool.. love that stove..

[@rysolarpanels78]

It turned out looking great, Thank you for sharing your ideas and experiences in this detailed video series.

[@robertlovesdogs4824]

man that's a magnificent job you did turned out beautiful love a cook stove can't wait to see what you do with it👍👍👍👍✌

[@OUMagMan]

That looks pretty fantastic - great job! Mebbe a "stone" switch plate on that wall to match??

[@Linda-td8hj]

That's awesome that it's Australian made that's where we live and they are awesome x you did a fantastic job with he hearth as always 👍😎

[@paulrevere4326]

God bless your wife for sure. If you are that picky about dirt on those rocks, I can only imagine how difficult it must be to live with you.

[@northernhappiness7499]

Hey bro that was very very nice Hearth idea. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@stevepickett4258]

You did one hell of a job that really looks nice

[@keshavglass6291]

Looks great, curious if you have an update on how the rocks are working out? Also any issues with off gassing from the tile adhesive if it gets hot?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Rocks have been working out great, I run a vacuum around the stones in front of the stove when they get dirt or ash on them. Tile adhesive is good, no issues. The wall doesn't get that hot

[@pamelabratton2501]

have you thought about putting sand under/around the rocks to retain heat and fill open spaces?

[@ServiceTrek]

looks great and will be nice to have easy way to heat vs the old boiler. wouldn't be an everyday cooker for me in that configuration, but very serviceable.

[@mrssodapopstar]

That looks VERY nice, I really like it. Great job!

[@YoungbloodFamilyFarm]

Looks great, however after years of burning I know that the stones will collect every bit of ash, dirt, wood chips, bark, bugs, and eventually that cake batter when you spill it on the stones. Like I said, looks great, but I would like to see if the above become an issue, Take Care

[@andrewsarles3520]

Looks good! You should be proud of what you've accomplished in a couple years!

[@dylanmcdonald7765]

That looks very nice, that wood hearth is gorgeous. I am curious, are you purely counting on the physics of heat to radiate upward from the basement up to warm the rest of the house?

[@ericsumnicht7829]

Me too ..... Are you counting on a cooking surface fan? Will you some how hook up to the blower fan in your furnace?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

This will be working on pure radiant heat and natural convection in the home. It is in the lowest level and will circulate heat throughout the home naturally. At least that is the plan.......

[@ServiceTrek]

should work pretty well, Al at Lumnah Acres has a similar convection setup. The basement staircase is in the center of the house and it all travels up through there.

[@toodlydofarm7256]

Looks so nice. Love it. Great job

[@oldtimeengineer26]

I really hope you have a very strong sub floor. That is a lot of weight in a small area.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

It's the basement floor, concrete

[@catherinecolbert7148]

Wow!!!! That's quite beautiful; the whole project! ♡

[@FernHillOhio]

Thats awesome! Never seen it done before. Nice job.

[@iflytango]

That's really nice. I wonder if you could mix powdered cement color to the adhesive

[@EastMesaUrbanHomestead]

Dude! Your rocked that! 😂 seriously you did a great job thanks for sharing. Stop by some time and say hi😎

[@squeekhobby4571]

Looks great

[@edemup44]

That wood stove will dry them out in no time. Looks great!

[@Beecozz7]

Really nice! Now the walls need a coat of a light sage green!!! Perfection! :-)

[@LR-vg4et]

Beautiful. Just beautiful.

[@karenhernke281]

Very nice job. It looks great!!

[@dougdickey7381]

Cool idea...looks great...I always enjoy your videos.

[@gregbrooks9546]

Did you buy a kit to fit your corner wall with the hearth or did you just have to buy several different cut stones to fit all the angles

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Just bought stones to fit

[@gregbrooks9546]

Do you remember the color name on the rumble stones

[@janeenshean4255]

Thank you

[@lexmark6464]

Look fantastic, great job done.

[@bookbeing]

What a nice design!!

[@tonydavidhopkins3456]

Great job looks good enjoy your videos thanks

[@masterblaster1776]

Very very awesome!!!

[@lechatbotte.]

It might have been worthwhile to use a bit more of the mastic, you have the touch up, but the goal is to make sure those bricks don't move.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

So far they are feeling pretty solid but I agree. If there is an issue I would redo them with mortar instead of the tile cement

[@conradhomestead4518]

That came out nice! Good work 👍

[@tacticaltackle6712]

Beautiful! Great job 👍🏻

[@nickpopelka]

Pretty classy work

[@anupdev5845]

This looks good when you set it up initially but it's a maintenance nightmare. Unless your home is completely sealed and actively ventilated, it's gonna get real dirty real fast just from the dust flying in through the doors and windows and there is no way to clean those rocks other than to take everything out and immerse them in water. If I were you, I would just tile it up. It isn't expensive to tile up such a small area. Tiles are cheap and you could install it yourself. For such a small area, there isn't much that can go wrong if this is your first time.

[@Natertotsdroid]

Did you have any issues with the river rock exploding? I know you don't use river rock for fire pits because of the water inside of the rocks will cause the rocks to explode when heating up.

[@votered1552]

They shouldn’t get near hot enough

[@coolbeans-plantbased707]

We are getting ready to do this in our container home. Thank you for this video, it helps tremendously! Can you please tell me why you added the river rock? Not sure if I missed that somewhere. Is it beneficial or just for looks?

[@SSLFamilyDad]

It is for looks and also to hold heat

[@chris3m98]

WELL DONE-LOVE THE ROCKS

[@whatsonthemenu3795]

Looks real nice. Great job!

[@gregbrooks9546]

Very nice design. 18 years ago I built a rock wall behind my stove and built a 12" step for the stove to sit on. I regret doing that because I cook about 90% of my meal on top of my stove and I am constantly standing around it and to have to step up 12" 20 times a day got really old. My next hearth will be flush with the floor. I really like this and I hope you don't regret putting all that rock down because if you are going to be cooking on top you almost have to be standing on all that loose rock.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

I was concerned about that also but the wide landscape stones make a perfect place to stand and cook. Mine needed to be off the ground so I wasn't leaning down to open the oven as much

[@rob9346]

looks really great

[@albee9915]

Nice job 👍

[@mwilliamshs]

Your rock being a dozen or more inches from an insulated firebox means this shouldn't matter but for others considering similar applications of river rock, beware: river rock, so named because it was in a river, hence its smoothness and round shape, can entrap water and when heated sufficiently, explode. I've seen it. Think of a grenade made of stone. This is why you never use river rock to make a fire ring when camping. Again, likely not a cause for SSLDad's concern, just a warning to others.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

I hadn't thought of that since, as you mentioned, I don't think it will get that hot. It should get warm though and hold some heat over night which will be nice

[@suzanneburford9681]

I like the hearth but the stones I'm not sure of, I think the children will really like them ha ha I think you will find stones in the funniest of places. sue xx UK

[@familytraditionshomestead3522]

Somebody’s gonna have to re sharpen their knife lol….looks great

[@PropheticLionessC]

I love it

[@elgatol4203]

Awesome

[@suzanneleblanc1077]

It"s beautiful, I would not have chosen the stones because you can't clean in there.

[@SSLFamilyDad]

A quick vacuum once in a while should keep them clean. If not I suppose every couple of years I can shovel out the stones in the front (which would be the dirtiest) and add a new bag.

[@RSole9999]

The stove is welded steel plate except for the cast iron door. $4,000+ in Canada.

[@ourmidwestlife]

Looks Great!!!!

[@kammysutherland7320]

Nice stove what’s the name of it? Love the oven on the bottom

[@woodstoveguy88]

Love it looks great cant wate to see mor

[@paladin252]

Looks great. What’s that stove rated to heat? How long will it burn on a full load? My house is 1500 sq ft and I bought a stove for 2500 sq ft because I have it in the basement too. I was surprised, takes a good couple of days to get all the cement in the basement heated up before you really start getting the good heat. But once it’s cold enough where you burn 24/7 it’s great.

[@amamdascityhomestead2734]

Woohoo ozzie stove. Carnt wait to see it fired up.

[@theweekendhomestead]

Very nice

[@chevy6299]

Spectacular !!!

[@deo1929]

We would like to duplicate your hearth. Would you have a bill of materials and place you purchased the block from? Excellent design!

[@SSLFamilyDad]

Everything was from Home Depot. The tile is life proof and the stones are called tumble something. Landscape stones

[@deo1929]

@@SSLFamilyDad thanks!

[@tecumseh6224]

Ahhhhh, you're a Spartan!

[@rayf982]

Spray the rock with a concrete sealer to make it shiny, i don't think the heat would be a issue.