The cement board on the rear wall can be installed on non combustible spacers they are available commercially can be made from copper pipe or even cut from strips of the cement board and installed vertically.
Cement board wood stove hearth.
Place your stove onto a piece of 1 2 inch cement backer board.
Measure the dimensions of the backer board so there is at least 16 inches that extends out from the stove in the front and on both sides.
Safe wood stove installations require a heat shield that will prevent heat from the wood stove from creating a fire hazard in the building materials that form the exterior wall.
Larger hearths are suggested for allowing room for wood storage and reloading the firebox.
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Hardi cement board is also designed to have ceramic porcelain or stone tiles installed over it to cover and beautify the heat shield after it is installed.
This will center the stove.
I think 1 2 concrete board only has a r rating of 2 or 3 which is much too low if attached directly to a wood floor without an air space.