Solas THIRTY8 BI-38N-C, Installation & Operation Manual

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9
CLEARANCES
MINIMUM FRAMING CLEARANCES TO COMBUSTIBLES
CONSTRUCTION
Sides*
0.50” (13mm)
Floor 0” (0mm)
Back** 2.00” (51mm)
Top 15.00” (381mm)
Hearth*** 12.00” (305mm)
Clearance around vent pipe 1.50” (38mm)
The image above shows a typical combustible framing dimensions.
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*This fireplace will include 0.50” (13mm) standoffs to maintain the required clearance to
combustibles for the sides.
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**This fireplace will include 2.00” (21mm) standoffs to maintain the required clearance to
combustibles for the back.
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***If installed directly on a combustible floor, a non-combustible hearth must extend 12”
(305mm) in front of the fireplace.
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The combustible framing depth, dimension “R” on page 8, is
20.88” (530mm).
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The fireplace must be secured to the framing studs using the nailing flanges as shown above.
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This framing guide is just an example of the many ways in which a S
Ó
LAS Fireplace can be
installed. You may need to customize this framing design to allow for things such as doors,
windows, countertops, structural frame members or local code requirements.