Practically speaking using a single piece of concrete board under a wood stove is rarely enough insulation factor.
Cement for wood burning stove.
In western canada call 780 490 2007.
Different types of cement boards are available for use with ceramic tile installations.
Fire cements can seal any leaks joints or gaps in a flue system and are ideal for the connections between single wall pipes and to pack down fire rope.
Canada wood stove standards.
The building code for australia also provides wood stove installation details and in tasmania only wood stoves complying with the emissions standard above are permitted to be installed.
Hardi cement board is also designed to have ceramic porcelain or stone tiles installed over it to cover and beautify the heat shield after it is installed.
This furnace cement is suitable for a variety of high temperature applications including with a coal gas or wood burning furnace or stove.
This asbestos free cement come premixed and features an acid proof formula.
I think 1 2 concrete board only has a r rating of 2 or 3 which is much too low if attached directly to a wood floor without an air space.
For use as a stove pad it is best to use a board that is combined with fibers and man made heat resistant.
Imperial 8 oz stove and fireplace cement item 64843 model ga0188 use as a cement or a sealant for wood stoves firebricks mortar joints and gasket adhesive.
Safe wood stove installations require a heat shield that will prevent heat from the wood stove from creating a fire hazard in the building materials that form the exterior wall.
A wood stove will warm your toes on a cold winter s night and many homeowners prefer it over any other type of heat because fuel is ecological as well as economical.
So don t throw that wood stove.