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12/29/08, 02:43 PM
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Material to use for building a fireplace hearth?
We have a very nice, house warming fireplace in our DWMH. Unfortunately, it was built with a very shallow hearth, so occassionally an ember will strike out past the edge of the tile hearth. I seem to remember seeing some kind of fireproof material that is used under wood-burning stoves. I'd like to extend the hearth without having to undertake a labor-intensive retiling job. Any suggestions??
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12/29/08, 07:57 PM
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A piece of Hardy board or cement board would work. It's the board that's used under ceramic tile.
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12/29/08, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Beeman
A piece of Hardy board or cement board would work. It's the board that's used under ceramic tile.
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Oh, good to know! Would I just use the cement board and then paint with some sort of heat resistant paint, like that which is used on stove pipes?
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12/30/08, 07:25 AM
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I guess you could paint it, it's cheap enough to experiment with. Hardy board has a pattern on it so the tiles grip it might look good. You can cut it to any shape you want and screw it down. If you wanted you could cover it with tiles, rock or brick. Our wood stove hearth is built with cement board which we rocked over.
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12/30/08, 08:18 AM
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Why not use a fireplace screen?
It allows the heat through but stops the embers..
The type of fireplace is probably a Rutherford style fire place, but without seeing it I can't be certain..
A rutherford style is shallow with a back that slopes forward. The idea of this is to reflect the heat out and still allow the smoke to go up..
You also can get one of the woodstove plates at most Lowes /Home Depot, that is where we get ours when they need replaced...
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Last edited by beowoulf90; 12/30/08 at 08:22 AM.
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12/30/08, 06:49 PM
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bow90, That's Rumford, not Rutherford. In a doublewide? I kinda doubt it...
Farmergirl:
Orvis used to sell several designs and shapes of fireplace/stove rugs that are made from some fire retardent material, yet look nice. If you want to extend anything in your MH, prepare for frustration, they aren't built to be repair friendly, no telling how flimsy the floor structure is, but I understand your need to have a wider hearth. The cement board laid at the depth of the bottom of the existing tiles will give you a place to begin.
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12/31/08, 07:26 AM
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bow90, That's Rumford, not Rutherford. In a doublewide? I kinda doubt it...
Farmergirl:
Orvis used to sell several designs and shapes of fireplace/stove rugs that are made from some fire retardent material, yet look nice. If you want to extend anything in your MH, prepare for frustration, they aren't built to be repair friendly, no telling how flimsy the floor structure is, but I understand your need to have a wider hearth. The cement board laid at the depth of the bottom of the existing tiles will give you a place to begin.
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Ok, I missed that!!!
and I stand corrected it is Rumford.. and have to agree not in a double wide.. How I missed that, I don't know but I did...
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01/03/09, 11:57 AM
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So I could install some of the cement board first and then use one of the fire retardant rug things on top of that? I have thought of getting a fireplace screen, but haven't found one that is both reasonably priced and nice to look at.
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01/04/09, 09:55 AM
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I wouldn't run a fireplace without a fireplace screen.
Pretty doesn't do much good when your house burns down. Like the old folks say, "Do now, and then do better, later".
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