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Thanks very much for all your help, it's really appreciated...

Thanks for your advice, I was actually thinking of rendering onto the block inside of my fireplace and painting it with some heat resistant paint but quite like the idea of tiling it. I was also wondering about the thickness of the hearth, is it exceptable to finish it flush with the carpet or...

The only reason I'm wondering is because of cracking from the heat but I agree it will probably be fine. Thanks for the tip of using flexible adhesive and grout.

I am going to be putting in a multi-fuel stove in my fireplace opening, my floor is made of concrete slab and I am wondering what type of material I should be using as a hearth. I am thinking maybe slate, but this is seeming to be quite expensive so is there a cheaper option, e.g. using slate...