Wooden floor needs protecting due to fire regulations

[peterhodgetts]

hi all. We would like a wood burner in our lounge which has an oak floor. We have a brick hearth with a lip, but the hearth is about apparently 4 cm too short according to regulations and the HETAS installer won't provide a certificate unless resolved.

We've considered: 1) removing part of nearest plank and fit with a tile, 2) covering the wood with some sort for metal covering?

Any other ideas for what we could do?

Much appreciated.

Peter

 

[nickliv]

Lift the wooden hearth, put timber flooring all the way into the fireplace, and then get a toughened glass hearth?

 

[WoodYouLike]

Option 1 would be the most straight forward and simple (do keep an expansion gap between floor and tile).
Adding something onto a wood floor could restrict the natural movement of you wooden floor.