Multifuel stove clearances

[regsmyth]

I have a new small stove, and am planning to place it in front of an interior stud wall, positioned so the flue coming out of the top is 450mm clear of the wall.
I now see a tag on the back of the stove saying it requires 700mm clearance to combustible materials behind the stove and 500mm to the sides.

I don't wan't to move the stove so far away from the wall.

I have checked the regs, but there doesn't appear to be anything directly relevant to this situation. I am considering building a single skin brick wall between the stove and the wall, approx 1500 wide and 1200 high.

This wall would be 50mm from the stud plasterboard.
The back of the stove would be about 300mm from the face of the brickwork.

Does anyone have a similar setup? Does this sound a reasonable solution?

 

[noseall]

Plasterboard and brick are non-combustible.

You would need to hold a blowlamp onto the plasterboard (12.5mm) for hours to have any effect upon the studs beneath.

 

[regsmyth]

Thanks Noseall, but I think you're wrong, though I wish you weren't.

Diagram 30 of the online Approved Doc J shows the relevant details, and it gives minimum thicknesses of the "solid, non combustible material" required for walls near the hearth.

This seems to confirm that my plan to build a brick wall in front of the stud wall will comply.

Just wondered if anyone else has had to do anything similar with their stove installation?

 

[noseall]

According to reg's i am wrong.

But i stand by my argument regards the combustibility of timber studs shielded by 12.5mm of plasterboard.

try setting fire to them if you don't believe me!

 

[big-all]

if you introduce fire board and a 30mm gap between that and the wall and top and bottom you will not only get the radiated heat back into the air rather than penitrate the wall you can reduce the gap between stove and corner
but dont take my word for it ask the manufacturer

then you only have your wood stack to isolate

 

[regsmyth]

try setting fire to them if you don't believe me!

Well I didn't have my blowtorch to hand so I tried it with the oxy-cetalene....

At least I managed to rescue our tent.....so we're not officially homeless.

Thanks again chaps!