Diy Stone Wall Behind Wood Stove. If doesn’t take long for a wood stove to reach a temperature of 500 degrees fahrenheit, and at that point the wall behind the stove can begin to burn. (just for looks), and planned on putting up a faux brick/stone backing behind the platform and stove.
The most common way of doing this is to tile the wall or a portion of the wall behind the stove. Often neglected, ignored, or misunderstood, a wood stove chimney is the backbone that supports your wood burning stove. Installing tile behind a wood stove provides heat protection, color, texture and warmth to the area.
Wood beams can be incorporated at the top of an alcove to give extra design flair or to form a mantlepiece.
Although it's exciting to focus on the most efficient stove or the latest technology, it's easy to forget your stove will only. (you can see how the completed project looks from the side in the photo above.) george drilled pilot holes through the structure, then ran drywall screws through the middle of the couplings, thus attaching them to the wall. September 11, 2018 at 6:34 am. My plan is to put a manufactured stone veneer over the hardi backerboard.