Hello all,
I have a fireplace in my living room which has a couple of odd ‘steps’ down to the main floor level, which will make it a more expensive and difficult process to get a granite hearth cut to the right fit.
I thought I could make things easier by levelling up these different levels by laying some concrete to create a single block, extending out at the same level as the base of the fireplace. This would enable me to get a hearth cut with a more manageable flat bottom. The existing sub-floor is concrete, so is it simply a case of building a wooden frame, pouring in the concrete to the right level and waiting for it to set. Or do I need to prepare the sub floor in any way so that the new concrete will take to it?
As you can tell I’ve never worked with concrete before so any advice gratefully received. Alternatively, if buying a big bag of concrete for this small job is overkill and there is some other product I am overlooking that could be used, please let me know!
Many thanks!
Craig
I have a fireplace in my living room which has a couple of odd ‘steps’ down to the main floor level, which will make it a more expensive and difficult process to get a granite hearth cut to the right fit.
I thought I could make things easier by levelling up these different levels by laying some concrete to create a single block, extending out at the same level as the base of the fireplace. This would enable me to get a hearth cut with a more manageable flat bottom. The existing sub-floor is concrete, so is it simply a case of building a wooden frame, pouring in the concrete to the right level and waiting for it to set. Or do I need to prepare the sub floor in any way so that the new concrete will take to it?
As you can tell I’ve never worked with concrete before so any advice gratefully received. Alternatively, if buying a big bag of concrete for this small job is overkill and there is some other product I am overlooking that could be used, please let me know!
Many thanks!
Craig
