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I've had a woodburner installed, going to build a fake chimney breast around the hearth, but confused about the distance from the flue I should build to.
It goes up as single wall about 500mm, then switches to twin wall.
My plan was to build a frame (steel stud and cement board around the fire itself, then timber and plasterboard for the rest), with the single wall flue exposed, and the conversion to twin-wall just out of sight.
Problem is I want to put an oak beam in that area, which obviously is combustible...
Can I protect the back of the beam with something where it the back of it will be a few inches from the top of the single wall flue?
I'll try to put up some photos later with an idea of what I have in mind, but I'd appreciate any comments!
It goes up as single wall about 500mm, then switches to twin wall.
My plan was to build a frame (steel stud and cement board around the fire itself, then timber and plasterboard for the rest), with the single wall flue exposed, and the conversion to twin-wall just out of sight.
Problem is I want to put an oak beam in that area, which obviously is combustible...
Can I protect the back of the beam with something where it the back of it will be a few inches from the top of the single wall flue?
I'll try to put up some photos later with an idea of what I have in mind, but I'd appreciate any comments!