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As you can see i've taken out the old fireplace and i am planning laying a granite hearth down.
My only problem is that the base the old hearth sat on is not as big as the hearth i plan to fit. It extends about 6-8 inches over each side of the current base onto the floorboards.
Obviously i'm going to sit the new hearth on a bed of sand and cement, but can this go over onto the floor boards? Or do i need to saw out some of the boards and enlarge the concrete base?
As you can see i've taken out the old fireplace and i am planning laying a granite hearth down.
My only problem is that the base the old hearth sat on is not as big as the hearth i plan to fit. It extends about 6-8 inches over each side of the current base onto the floorboards.
Obviously i'm going to sit the new hearth on a bed of sand and cement, but can this go over onto the floor boards? Or do i need to saw out some of the boards and enlarge the concrete base?