Blue2ndaries said:CTYank said:Welcome.
You've obviously been studying.
One thing I could never understand, though, is the "raised hearth" which necessitates other means of heating for the region below. Sorry, but it never made sense to me as other than a fashion-statement. Not-a-slave-to-fashion here.
Hi CTYank...I raised the hearth for 2 reasons 1) after reading about someone on this forum doing something similar in order to facilitate easier loading w/o having to bend over as much or squat to load the stove. My old Fisher was on a 4in pedestal which made for much bending and squatting....ughhh 2) the hearth is 20in high...my wife sits on it in front of the fire a lot as do many family and guests when they come over. So this was more functional for me than aesthetic.
Beautiful setup!! The whole 9 yards!
My hearth is flush, and because of that I had to get rid of the first perfectly good stove I purchased which required that it be on a raised hearth! And it is a bit annoying to load at ground level, not particularly problematic or anything, but it would be nice to have a raised one.