I asked quite a few questions leading up to my install, so I wanted to share the results. It's not nearly as nice as some of the set-ups I've seen on these forums, but not too bad for an English major.
Here's the piece of junk prefab fireplace that was in the house when I purchased the place a year ago.
Screw that! We started tearing out.
With a clean slate, I built a relatively short but wide pad.
Covered it in tile and hung stone before hanging the stone.
Almost done!
Done!
Here's the piece of junk prefab fireplace that was in the house when I purchased the place a year ago.
![Stove and hearth project Stove and hearth project](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi76.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj24%2Fsteveb5004%2FFireplace.jpg&hash=c346ccffa06fb4f3d313df27388d35a6)
Screw that! We started tearing out.
![Stove and hearth project Stove and hearth project](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi76.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj24%2Fsteveb5004%2FIMG_20140908_101333_461.jpg&hash=a2d721be931f15b70b0c3f2a7e83f47d)
![Stove and hearth project Stove and hearth project](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi76.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj24%2Fsteveb5004%2FIMG_20140908_182138_336.jpg&hash=1c0d95c5b8b1a6ab722194abe07b53fb)
With a clean slate, I built a relatively short but wide pad.
![Stove and hearth project Stove and hearth project](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi76.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj24%2Fsteveb5004%2FIMG_20140909_192520_547.jpg&hash=0dda6d4732d5b059bae4e318107dec0c)
Covered it in tile and hung stone before hanging the stone.
![Stove and hearth project Stove and hearth project](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi76.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj24%2Fsteveb5004%2FStovewithoutchimney.jpg&hash=386e15b8087aae7f7364927266ba3c6f)
Almost done!
![Stove and hearth project Stove and hearth project](/talk/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi76.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fj24%2Fsteveb5004%2FIMG_20141004_244417_833.jpg&hash=8a08165f97c8600a0a0ca47a56d2f51e)
Done!