Install The Finishing Materials - Superior Fireplaces DRL6500 Installation And Operation Instruction Manual

Innovative Hearth Products
DRL6500 Linear Direct-Vent Gas Fireplaces

Install the Finishing Materials

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NOTE: See Cold Climate Insulation on Page 11 and Vent Termination Clearances on Page 13.
1. Complete finished interior wall. Maintain a minimum 1" (26 mm) clearance from the door frame outer edge to
any finish material.
NOTE: NEVER install combustible material (wall finish, surround, trim, etc.) on, in front of, or overlapping any
part of the fireplace front face.
Figure 38 - Nailing flange attachment
Side
framing
Finishing without optional Surround and Bezel—Cleanface Finish
1. Secure nailing flanges to wall framing.
NOTE: The fireplace ships from factory with the flanges positioned for a cleanface installation.
NOTE: Fireplace ships from factory with both filler/angle brackets installed. Do NOT remove brackets for
cleanface finish; they are required for proper combustion.
2. Secure heat shield to top front of unit with two screws.
NOTE: Install a second, field-supplied noncombustible board over the supplied noncombustible board. The
fireboard supplied with the unit is not intended to be the finish material.
3. Place insulation flat across the top of the fireplace lengthwise behind heat shield.
4. Install non-combustible board at top and sides of fireplace.
NOTE: If skimming the non-combustible board to match drywall, use Sheetrock
type joint compound to fill all joints. These trademarks are owned by United States Gypsum Company or a
related company. A total of 1" non-combustible material is recommended.
5. Finish out wall with 1/2" finishing materials – paint with high-temperature paint, etc.
6. Install floor and media.
7. Reinstall door and barrier.
8. Optional: Install modesty panel.
Figure A: Door Trim
Door
trim
Barrier
in Frame
Unit nailing flange
(no clearance to combustible
framing is required)
Figure B: Surround Support*
Notches
*Supplied with surround kit
NOTE: DIAGRAMS & ILLUSTRATIONS ARE NOT TO SCALE.
NOTE: See Page 19 for finishing materials
thinner than 1".
NOTE: The provided non-combustible board
may be skim coated as a finish material,
however, other types of non-combustible board
may provide a more durable surface.
brand Durabond
®
Figure C: Heat Shield
Installation
900077-00, 01/2018
90 setting
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