Floor Level Fireplace Hearth

Measure the firebox opening behind the hearth and determine its center point.

Floor level fireplace hearth.

I used the factory cut edges and corners for the outside edge and left about 1 4 of space at the wall. The family room in my last house was small so a raised hearth would never have worked i chose the raised hearth in my new house because i wanted the extra seating and the room is big enough to accommodate it. Extend that location to the hearth and draw a line on the substrate bisecting it. Active 4 years 7.

Extending at least 16 inches from the fireplace opening and at least 8 inches beyond. Trimming a wood floor around a hearth. Step 3 dry fit the tile photo by kolin smith. The fireplace hearth wasn t exactly square so i custom cut each side.

If the floor is not level and you need to match it s non level ness 5 16 down you will need to fabricate a screed to run on the floor and level 5 16 below the floor and use something less self levelling like mortar so it stays put. I had a floor level hearth in my last house and went with a raised hearth in my new house. Ask question asked 6 years 4 months ago. The first layer of backer board brought the hearth level with the hardwood floors.

The wood requires expansion gaps on all sides to. The least visually intrusive type of hearth is built flush with the floor level of the room. Transitioning from hardwood to a hearth is tricky whether the hearth is level with the floor or raised.