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Hi
After any advice from any experienced wood burning stove fitters.
We recently had a wood burning stove and new hearth installed (by a HETAS fitter) in an existing chimney breast. The previous hearth and surround was taken out and a new limestone hearth single slab fitted. The hearth was fitted on the remnants of previous hearth base which seemed solid (not sitting on floorboards) however once the hearth and stove was fitted we realized the hearth had some movement and turned out the fitter hadn't cemented the hearth down at all. The movement seems to be coming from the hearth sitting on a slightly uneven previous cement base allowing it rock ever so slightly. The fitter tried to rectify with a couple of spacers on one end to prevent the movement which did improve it and subsequently finished the install. When we questioned the fact it wasn't cements he advised it was too late given the stove fitting was fully complete.
Problem is even after fitting spacers if i stand on one end of the hearth there is still a very slight movement from the other end of the hearth and a very small movement visible where the stove meets the pipe (its accompanied by a cracking sound from the join which sounds like fire cement on the stove/pipe joint moving or separating).
Is it acceptable to have a hearth not cemented down?
Would love to hear from a experienced fitter if this sounds safe or an acceptable install?
thanks
Dan
After any advice from any experienced wood burning stove fitters.
We recently had a wood burning stove and new hearth installed (by a HETAS fitter) in an existing chimney breast. The previous hearth and surround was taken out and a new limestone hearth single slab fitted. The hearth was fitted on the remnants of previous hearth base which seemed solid (not sitting on floorboards) however once the hearth and stove was fitted we realized the hearth had some movement and turned out the fitter hadn't cemented the hearth down at all. The movement seems to be coming from the hearth sitting on a slightly uneven previous cement base allowing it rock ever so slightly. The fitter tried to rectify with a couple of spacers on one end to prevent the movement which did improve it and subsequently finished the install. When we questioned the fact it wasn't cements he advised it was too late given the stove fitting was fully complete.
Problem is even after fitting spacers if i stand on one end of the hearth there is still a very slight movement from the other end of the hearth and a very small movement visible where the stove meets the pipe (its accompanied by a cracking sound from the join which sounds like fire cement on the stove/pipe joint moving or separating).
Is it acceptable to have a hearth not cemented down?
Would love to hear from a experienced fitter if this sounds safe or an acceptable install?
thanks
Dan