stejus said:What are you trying to do? Is this an insert?
waz said:stejus said:What are you trying to do? Is this an insert?
sorry. yes this is a insert in a masonry fireplace. I end up with about 14 inches from the door to the edge of brick hearth. so can I just put a rug down in front of the brick? thanks
That's not bad looking and not a bad price, looks a lot better than the stove board kind.BeGreen said:At a minimum, you could just use this for the winter and put it away the rest of the year.
http://www.amazon.com/12x48-Extensi...9?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1289785887&sr=1-9
ansehnlich1 said:If I recall you must have a continuous hearth protection, meaning, laying something in front of the hearth and pushing it up against the base of the hearth is not enough.
tiber said:I see you're in south carolina, your inspector may treat thing differently. Here where I am they wanted the hearth or hearthpad to be permanant, which means he wanted it fixed to the floor. I protested that nothing is going to move a 480lbs stove off a 100lbs hearthpad I built - I eventually just lied and said I screwed it into the floor.
It's worth asking the question if this will pass.
tickbitty said:Go to Northline express or one of the other online dealers and look up
"hearth extender" it's a black metal board 18" X 48" that extends your ember protection to whatever is required - and when it's not burning season you can just pick it up and put it in a closet or something. Simple! They are about 50 or 60 bucks.
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They are made for situations like yours. My hearth is flush so I put the board all the way up to the front of the insert, and make it so it won't move till I want to move it by putting temporary adhesive down under the corners.
They are not the most attractive thing in the world but very functional.
Grisu said:ansehnlich1 said:If I recall you must have a continuous hearth protection, meaning, laying something in front of the hearth and pushing it up against the base of the hearth is not enough.
Could you (or someone else) please verify that statement? Is that part of NFPA 211 or may that be applicable only in your state? If the hearth needs to be continuous, most people using a hearth extension may violate code. I will need to extend our raised hearth/fireplace with this once our insert is installed. Would be great to know whether that is actually possible.
Plus another question: Is there a difference between a hearth extension and a stove board (other than looks)? Thanks!
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