Safety codes regarding hearths mantels and surrounds for wood burning fireplaces are clear.
Fireplace hearth lower than floor.
If the fireplace has a hearth or a slab in front then framing the space in front of the fireplace is the way to go.
We certainly hope that these will give you the motivation you need to make your hearth into a truly beautiful showcase for your home.
Better safety for young children and pets with the fire being less easily reachable from the floor.
A plain concrete fireplace hearth can be covered with slate tile or stone.
I ve since removed the raised hearth and we re putting down ceramic tile.
A raised fireplace hearth is a hearth that is built up from the floor.
Embers and sparks flying from an open flame can easily burn flooring laid too close to the firebox.
To achieve this look all you have to do is pour the concrete lower than the wood subfloor of the house.
Gas fireplaces on the other hand are less of a fire hazard and aren t governed by such strict codes.
A raised fireplace hearth and therefore a raised firebox provides a few benefits over one that is located on the floor.
I think a one piece slab would look good.
The fireplace can be a centrepiece for your living room or den.
My wife and i wanted to remodel the dated fireplace in our living room.
Measure the front of hearth and add two times the width of the flooring board.
The fire can be viewed at sitting down height.
An original hearth would be even with or higher than the floor.
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The distance you drop the concrete is a function of the thickness of the material.
We recently put down hardwood floor around a raised brick hearth.
Typically for gas units you need 12 of non combustible material in front of the unit.
Hearth requirements for gas fireplaces are quite different than for woodburning.
The hearth being lower than the floor will call attention to the fact that a new floor was added.
Concrete would work with a faux finish.
There is currently around 1 2 of height difference from the tile to the subfloor.
The trouble is there s now a recess in the floor where the hearth was and how.
If you are looking for something that is more than just a functional hearth then we have some cosy fireplace hearth ideas for you.
In this case i would add a new hearth.
Fireplace hearth designs need to consider the flooring adjacent to the hearth.