SUIT
ABLE BASE AND HEAR
TH MA
TERIALS 1.5
08
CHEMINÉES
PHILIPPE
RADIANTE 873
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Minimum 150mm hebel blocks, masonry or clay bricks
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A steel bench with any of the above materials installed beneath it
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A minimum 100mm SOLID and supported concrete plinth (without glass, resins or polymer) above a
minimum 50mm masonry floor
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For minimum base size refer to page 13
RECOMMENDED FIREPLACE BASE
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Minimum 50mm thick hebel blocks are required or a composition of masonry materials at this thickness
or more.
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For minimum hearth size refer to page 13 for freestanding and 21 for inbuilt application
RECOMMENDED FIREPLACE HEARTH
MPORTANT:
Please read through this manual carefully prior to installing or using this
fireplace. Each of o
IMPORTANT:
Please note that
Cheminées Philippe Australia
and
Wignells of Melbourne
can not be
held liable for any thermal expansion cracking of the materials listed above OR for any other type of
masonry material (including tiles and stone) used for the fireplace base and hearth.
The purchaser should check with the base and hearth supplier that the material being used
underneath and in front of the fireplace is suitable for extreme heat. The base and hearth should be a
heat resistant material with an allowable surface temperature of 600 degrees of greater.
All fireplace base and hearth materials mentioned above are recommended for their thermal
properties only. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and the installer to ensure that any material
used has the structual integrity to evenly support the fireplace weight (refer to page 10) and flue
componentry.
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Engineered or composite stone, including but not limited to; casearstone, terrazzo, etc
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Skamotec board as the fireplace base
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Thin pre-cast concrete
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Timber or any combustible material
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Glass
DO
NOT
USE
BASE LEVELING:
Depending on the type of base used underneath the fireplace, it maybe necessary to
level and stablise the unit by using packers underneath for additional support. We recommend using a
strip of lead sheet folded over three times.
MPORTANT:
Please read through this manual carefully prior to installing or using this
fireplace. Each of o
