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Symptoms - thanks a lot - more great advice. Think I'm ready to go ahead now. here goes....

Cheers Bondai - appreciate it if you could let me know anything else you find out. I've just managed to slip a bit of paper under the pillars of the fireplace that appeared to reach onto the hearth. So clearly the hearth isn't taking any weight at all, so it must be the concrete tongue that's...

Thanks Bondai - The pillars at the front of the fireplace don't seem to be taking much weight and it looks like the weight is supported more by the inner edges and back of the fireplace, on a separate hearth "tongue" which goes back into the fireplace opening - looks like concrete. Just in case...

Our fireplace (old style iron combination - all in one piece - 40" wide and 38" tall)) has a slate hearth 2.5 cm thick which I assume has been mortared into place but which is chipped and cracked. We don't use the fire but it looks nice apart from the hearth. I want to replace the hearth but...