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Hearth for a woodburner

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didireallysaythat · 09/12/2013 21:19

Can anyone recommend somewhere I can get a wood burner hearth from ? I don't like thr current trend for glass...

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Misty9 · 09/12/2013 21:44

The previous owners of our house installed welsh slate - and our friends have just installed the same (tiles) and their builder just sourced them I think.

ListWriter · 09/12/2013 21:48

We're going for polished concrete. We pick it up on saturday from here

Hopefully it will look something like this

AMumInScotland · 09/12/2013 21:52

Ours is a concrete plinth with terracotta-coloured tiles on the top and sides.

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didireallysaythat · 09/12/2013 22:05

List - I hadn't thought of concrete. I have to admit I giggled when I saw the second link... Close your eyes and imagine a rectangular living room. Now imagine that someone has put a 40cm deep bench all the way along one long and one short wall. Then clad the shelf in inch thick grey slate. And you've got our living room. So I've got metres of slate about the colour of the second link but I'm not sure I want to reuse the slate to make a hearth as it will be a black contemporary stove with black flue... But the sandstone coloured concrete ? I shall think on !

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nipersvest · 09/12/2013 22:07

we tiled ours with slate from b&q, got heat proof grout from topps tiles.

ListWriter · 09/12/2013 23:21

The slate bench sounds interesting! Haha But the concrete is pretty versatile - you can choose your colour/finish, and the guys there are the cheapest we found. It takes 4 weeks to produce so you'll need to order it in plenty of time

Good luck!

steppemum · 09/12/2013 23:32

we are about to buy a large slate slab.
From a patio paving company, size is 900mm x 300mm which is just big enough as our stove will be narrow front to back

cost £27.99

I love the idea of one large slab, and wanted dark grey or black, so perfect
He said he sells lots of paving slabs at this time of year for wood burners! Needs to be at least 20mm thick to avoid cracking (we were told)

nipersvest - did you seal your slate with anything? we have been warned that the ash can stain any stone which isn't highly polished or sealed, but were warned by a guy trying to sell us a highly polished granite hearth for £500!

80sMum · 09/12/2013 23:38

We used old reclaimed bricks for ours.

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didireallysaythat · 10/12/2013 07:53

Currently thinking that a couple of tiles or paving slabs in eg sandstone would work. But like steppe I'd want to know if having a polished surface is essential to prevent marking.

I like the idea of a narrow hearth but I think it has to be the depth of the burner plus the open door - or do you just follow the manufacturers guidelines.

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nipersvest · 10/12/2013 10:30

no, not sealed it yet but will do. have held off as we've only just had the stove fitted and now am having problems in the newly opened up chimney breast with rising damp Sad

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didireallysaythat · 10/12/2013 10:40

Well I've tracked down the stove at last and got the preferred vendor to price match (saving ££) so now to find the hearth.

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MinimalistMommi · 10/12/2013 12:56

My sister had riven slate, it looks lovely. She also didn't have it oiled as she didn't want a shiny look to it.

steppemum · 10/12/2013 14:14

There is a minimum size for the hearth for a stove, ours is narrow, and there will be a small strip of slate across the back, then the large slab with the stove on, so the hearth and piece under the stove is all in one piece.

sorry the size I gave was wrong, it is 900 x 600mm

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didireallysaythat · 10/12/2013 16:25

Step I did wonder... but thought maybe you were just getting in very thin sticks to burn.

Mini - just saw some riven slate and was quite happy with how not dark grey/black it was. So it's back on the agenda.

I think I need deeper than 20mm as we plan to carpet the room and the hearth needs to rise about the carpet by some building reg height. I always forget the underlay and carpet comes to around 20mm...

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theendgame · 10/12/2013 16:32

We've got reclaimed flagstones, if you want something different to slate.

They don't have to be polished to prevent marking, we've got a matte treatment stuff for them that (should) stop them staining.

And yes, it does have to stick out beyond the stove, I think 30mm is what I was told.

amazonianwoman · 10/12/2013 19:42

I got some riven nero slate slabs from Mandarin Stone. They do different thicknesses - around 1.2mm up to whatever thickness and outdoor slab would be.

I've coated mine with a matt protector from Mandarin Stone, I think it's called FilaMatt, it's not shiny at all.

The woodburner is being fitted tomorrow Smile

amazonianwoman · 10/12/2013 19:44

an outdoor...

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didireallysaythat · 10/12/2013 19:58

Nice choice amazon ! I looked at their heather grey (lighter than I associate with slate) and they had one of those shiny-shiny moment (I think I was a cuckoo or it is a magpie? in a previous life) when I saw copper honed slate. I also quite like the jura limestone (it's the fossils!).

Trouble is I'm indecisive. I can't buy paint samples, I have to just jump with two feet or I'll never make up my mind. And I probably need to order soonish.

Being noisy, what kinda burner you got coming amazon ?

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steppemum · 10/12/2013 22:46

If you are worried about not being deep enough, you rest it on a cement/concrete base and that raises it enough so only the slab is seen, and is 20mm above the carpet.

amazonianwoman · 10/12/2013 23:29

A Morso 3410 Owl Grin

I'm equally indecisive. I need to choose paint colours for my kitchen walls, cabinets, island and living room by Monday, and none of the samples look right.

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didireallysaythat · 11/12/2013 20:49

amazon hope the burner is looking fine in its resting place. Have you been told how long before you can use it ? I was shocked by one installer who said 3-4 weeks in cold damp weather before it all sets (we had our last one installed in a heatwave so weren't frantic to have a fire anyway!)

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amazonianwoman · 11/12/2013 23:50

It's looking beautiful thanks Smile

I think the guy who installed it said wait a few hours, but as the rest of the room (and house Hmm) is currently a building site, I don't think I'll be lighting it for about a week...

Yankeecandlequeen · 13/12/2013 16:50

I have slate tiles. Albeit Brazilian.....as it was cheaper that Welsh slate.......and I'm Welsh.......and live less than 30 miles from the slate quarry.

Bloody ridiculous. Less than half the price and just as good.

puffylovett · 15/12/2013 20:22

We put down terracotta reclaimed quarry tiles in red, which look lovely with the grey enamel finish of the stove :)

Selks · 15/12/2013 22:17

Lovely thick reclaimed Yorkshire stone slabs for my hearth. Love it.

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