ᐅ Fireplace – Recessing Fire-Resistant Glass into Hardwood Flooring

Created on: 19 May 2016 23:40

Hello,

I want to create the fire protection zone around the stove insert using a glass plate that will rest on parquet flooring installed lower than the surrounding floor level. The glass plate should be recessed into the floor so that its top edge is flush with the surrounding floor surface. The screed installer should take the thickness of the glass plate (approximately 12mm (0.5 inches)?) into account. This means the parquet flooring will be installed about 12mm (0.5 inches) lower.

Has anyone here done something like this and can offer advice on important considerations? In particular, I’m interested in the following points:

What type of glass plate did you choose (construction/structure)?
How are the edges of the glass plate finished?
What gap did you leave between the parquet and the glass plate?

Thank you in advance for helpful tips.

Best regards,
Merlin

K1300S20 May 2016 10:11

#13

I had also considered the solution with the glass plate back then. It was even suggested by the fireplace installer, but during the discussion with the screed and flooring installers, so many inconsistencies and objections came up that I ultimately decided against it. I also share the concerns mentioned here (dirt, scratches).

Good luck

K1300S

Payday20 May 2016 10:46

#14

andimann schrieb:
Well, to be honest:

you’d have to have installed a floor covering made of cotton fibers...

Especially with a wood stove, something can only fall out if you’ve opened the door to add more fuel. That means you’re standing right next to it. Then you simply pick it up again, and that’s it. You won’t burn through parquet flooring in a maximum of 5 seconds.

But anyway, a glass/stainless steel plate or tiles in front of the wood stove are and remain a good idea.

Best regards,

Andreas

How do you pick up several glowing pieces, each about 5cm (2 inches) long and several hundred degrees hot, within 5 seconds? With a shovel, frantically? You’d just move them around or push them further in because laminate or plastic flooring burns immediately.

For example, I don’t have a shovel or anything like that and don’t need one. I scrape the cooled-down ash into the center every few years with a small piece of wood, so it falls into the ash bucket. While the fire is burning, I don’t poke around in it—what’s the point? And if I do, I just use a piece of kindling, which I leave inside afterward. So if something falls out, I basically have to play with two kindling sticks.

nordanney20 May 2016 10:51

#15

Payday schrieb:
how do you collect several hundred-degree hot glowing pieces that are 5cm (2 inches) long in 5 seconds?

How do you even get these pieces out of the oven onto the floor? You really have to make an effort to make such a mess.

Most of the mess happens when we clean the oven...

Payday20 May 2016 10:53

#16

nordanney schrieb:
How do you even get those pieces out of the stove onto the floor? You really have to make an effort not to create such a mess

We make most of the dirt when we clean the stove...

When my wife throws a huge piece of wood into the small glowing ashes and can’t handle the 3 seconds of heat needed to properly place it, it’s impossible to do it right. By now, I’m the only one adding wood, because this really doesn’t work otherwise.

andimann20 May 2016 10:53

#17

Hi,

Payday schrieb:
so if something falls, I have to play with two chopsticks like sticks.

I often travel to China for work, and I can even eat peanuts and individual grains of rice with chopsticks without starving!

Jokes aside, of course, we had a fireplace tool set (fireplace poker, shovel, and broom) standing nearby.

Best regards,

Andreas

ᐅ Fireplace – Recessing Fire-Resistant Glass into Hardwood Flooring

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