Fireplace solution
This fireplace needs fixed and I don't know what the solution is! I wanted a stone hearth protruding out from the wall however my husband says he can't make the bottom any lower and the step will have to stay. I need to find a way to make this look right because at the minute it's a complete eye sore!
This hearth protrudes out slightly further forward than the skirting board, around 2cm so if I was to build the bottom up slightly and take a new piece of skirting board right across the front, there would be a hole in the flooring along the front 🫣
Help!! All suggestions welcome x
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3 years agoI think the problem is the hearth doesn’t come out far enough. Putting skirting board in front will look odd I feel. Here’s some examples of hearths. The first is mine (sandstone hearth) and the others are examples I found on Pinterest which I think explains what I mean.
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3 years agoI think it looks fine, just needs a clean and tidy. If it’s not getting a fire in it then the hearth isn’t needed. Here’s a couple of pics of ours. We had to remove the log burner when we changed the room into a kitchen as there wasn’t room for a protruding hearth. It is left in a similar manor to yours except mine has skirting in front.
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