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Hello,
I am renovating the fireplace in the front room of my Victorian terrace.
I have dug out the old hearth which wasn't in a good state, and dug down a couple of foot of what was pure dust. The timbers are all nice and dry. I am now looking to fill it with cement and tile on top. To lay a solid base ive filled in the space with three layers of paving bricks I had going spare, around 10cm per brick, 30cm in total. I plant to fill in the remaining 4cm with cement. Would this constitute 125cm constructional hearth which I believe you need to have, or should i aim to do this with concrete.
Should I use a DPM under concrete or at all?
I am renovating the fireplace in the front room of my Victorian terrace.
I have dug out the old hearth which wasn't in a good state, and dug down a couple of foot of what was pure dust. The timbers are all nice and dry. I am now looking to fill it with cement and tile on top. To lay a solid base ive filled in the space with three layers of paving bricks I had going spare, around 10cm per brick, 30cm in total. I plant to fill in the remaining 4cm with cement. Would this constitute 125cm constructional hearth which I believe you need to have, or should i aim to do this with concrete.
Should I use a DPM under concrete or at all?