Fire hearth advice
Hi, I'm looking for some advice regarding the hearth of our log burner. It was like this when we moved in but it's not to my taste. It shows every speck of a shame dust and is just a bit boring. I'm just not sure who I approach for this job? The log burner is to stay but I think I'd like one slab of something as the base rather than tiles. My taste is modern so not bold patterned or victorian style. Any advice would be great. Thanks in advance.
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How about a plain slab of slate without any breaks? Any woodburning stove store should be able to do this for you as slate is commonly used for hearths. I had tiles previously but changed them to slate -
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4 years agoPerhaps a slab of polished marble or granite. They come in many different colours/patterns not just black or white.
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