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Thanks Blup. I'll do as you suggest and seek professional advice.

I Googled sleeper wall and see what you mean now. This isn't an option as the fireplace is above our cellar (and directly above where the main electric cable comes in to the house).

I'm not sure what a sleeper wall is (I'm just a competent DIYer). To be clear it's the edge of the hearth on the right of the image that I am talking about. In the image it's just hanging freely. When I talked about it being cantilevered I just meant that it would stay in position in the...

Hi, I'm trying to make sense of this image from "Document J". It makes sense, but what I can't figure out is whether this hearth is just supported like a cantilever? Is it the case that no combustible material (my floor joists) can come within 50mm of it? I've seen the version below where...