Building A Fireplace In A Raised Floor

The floor can be framed out of two 2x4 knee walls with 3 4 osb covering the floor.

Building a fireplace in a raised floor. Along the wall to each side of the fireplace a narrow strip 5 inches wide also was cut into the wood floor directly above the basement foundation wall. Stone slate brick and tile are all commonly used. But first i need to build a raised fireplace hearth that will be able to withstand the weight of my new tile. Raised hearths may be the easiest to build and are the simplest and most flexible to design.

A hearth provides protection for the floor in front of a fireplace or underneath a wood burning stove. For this and other reasons some choose to raise the hearth off the floor to further distance the mouth of the fireplace from the wood or fiber coverings on a floor. In your picture you have nice lower cabinets. It must be a made from a fire resistant material so that it will not ignite from stray embers sparks or extreme heat.

The resulting voids were filled with c o n c rete to support the stone ve neer face of the fireplace the fi nal step. For this project i wanted to surround the fireplace with stone or manufactured stone raise the fireplace to accommodate a hearth instead of just tile on the floor and add a new rustic wood mantle. Build a raised hearth to accent your wood burning stove. The floor or raised as high as 11 2 feet depending on the owner s preference.

I have a solution to cover up the edge of the hardwood floor which i ll reveal later. I had worked with manufactured stone before but that was only a month ago when i added a fireplace to my basement. The ceiling is done the same way. With the introduction of fire into homes with many combustible elements proper construction of the firebox and especially the hearth are essential.

If you can find a pretty tile flush with the floor installed that will be great. After the basic frame box is built for the fireplace build a floor and ceiling inside the walls where the unit sits.