I'd really like a wood burning stove in my living room, but I think the hearth requirements may be a pain to fulfill.
The original fireplace has long been plastered over, before I bought the house.
Below the chimney breast is the cellar. Looking up at where the original hearth would have been I see what looks like the underside of tiles, no deeper than the floorboards.
I understand that a new hearth must be at least 120mm thick, and looking at my situation it seems like the old hearth is neither here nor there, so I'd need the full 120mm slab sitting right on the floor joists, i.e. pretty much all of it would be above the floor surface in the living room, which would be kinda ugly.
Am I right about this?
The original fireplace has long been plastered over, before I bought the house.
Below the chimney breast is the cellar. Looking up at where the original hearth would have been I see what looks like the underside of tiles, no deeper than the floorboards.
I understand that a new hearth must be at least 120mm thick, and looking at my situation it seems like the old hearth is neither here nor there, so I'd need the full 120mm slab sitting right on the floor joists, i.e. pretty much all of it would be above the floor surface in the living room, which would be kinda ugly.
Am I right about this?