| There are several ways to install a freestanding | | | | platform into your actual floor like the tiled type, |
| pellet stove in your home, and they can be great | | | | or you can simply guard the edges of the |
| ways to add extra heating to your primary living | | | | platform until your children are old enough to be |
| areas. You can also add a lot of personality to the | | | | safe around this. You can put gates up around the |
| rooms of your home by building up a lovely | | | | edges, or you can even muffle their sharpness |
| platform for your stove. There are several things | | | | with towels or pillows. |
| to consider when you're deciding how to create a | | | | If you are going to build a raised platform for |
| platform, including safety, stability, and looks. | | | | your freestanding pellet stove, which can look |
| If you're building your home or completely | | | | really great, be sure that you stabilize it correctly. |
| remodeling it, you have even more options of | | | | For instance, you'll probably need to build the |
| different ways to install a pellet stove on a | | | | platform with cement board, but you'll also want |
| platform. You can, for one thing, install fire-proof | | | | to reinforce that board with thick plywood. If |
| tile in the area where you want to install the | | | | you're in doubt about how well the platform will |
| stove. Just be sure that you create a tiled area | | | | hold your stove, consult with a professional. |
| large enough to keep any potential sparks away | | | | There are plenty of things to consider when |
| from the carpet or wooden floors that may be | | | | you're deciding how your platform should look. |
| damaged by the flames. | | | | You may think that the bright red tile that |
| Inset tile is perhaps one of the safest ways to | | | | perfectly matches your curtains would be great, |
| install a platform for your pellet stove, as it will | | | | but what would happen if you decided to |
| have no sharp edges and won't be set away | | | | redecorate? You may, instead, want to go with |
| from the floor. | | | | colors that are more neutral so that you don't |
| Safety for a freestanding pellet stove platform | | | | have to retile your platform every time you |
| should be a primary consideration if you have | | | | remodel the room. However, creating an |
| children in your home, as they can easily fall into | | | | interesting pattern in the tile can be a really great |
| the sharp edges of the platform. | | | | way to add beauty without adding bright colors. |
| To avoid this danger, you can either include a | | | | |