1980s Avalon AVH1000 - Hearth Pad Help

Hi all,

We're currently remodeling a house and are trying to figure out what to do for a hearth pad under our Avalon AVH1000 wood stove. It was discontinued and I can't find much information about it online (and the sticker with all the specs is pretty much unreadable).

Originally, the stove was set on tile that was directly on the plywood subfloor without any metal heat shield or concrete backer board and without being built up on a raised hearth.

We are replacing the old flooring (carpet and the tile mentioned above) with Duravana Hybrid Resilient flooring throughout.

We would like to put a granite slab under the stove. Can this be put directly on the new flooring? Should we put it on the plywood subfloor instead? Do we need a metal heat shield and/or concrete backer underneath? Would it help to put the stove on a heat shield pan that sits on top of the granite? Feeling at a loss because there is so little info about this stove.

Thanks for any help.

While I have not done this I feel the plywood would be a better base for the granite.

Apply some silicone caulk to stabilize the granite.

I feel the granite would be enough heat shield for the stove as long as the stove is designed to radiate the heat out rather than down.

Hi CJ;
If this is your house and you intend to always use a wood stove, I recommend leaving off the new floor and using granite on the plywood subfloor.
If you plan to remove your wood stove at some point, installing your new floor and setting your stove on a full metal catch pan is the best approach.
Having a metal pan under the stove door to catch hot coals is always a good idea.
I use a fire-resistant hearth rug with a cast-iron griddle on top to prevent burning our hardwood floors.

Although the floor will heat up, heat rises, it should not be anywhere near hot enough to cause a problem.