Depth of Hearth in front of Wood Burning Stove

[benben5555]

Hi,

 

Bit confused about the required depth of the hearth in front of the log burner. There are two diagrams in Part J and I'm not sure which one to follow. It will be in a 'fake' chimney breast which is 420mm deep. Any help much appreciated. Thanks

 

[ProDave]

It's quite clear, the hearth in all cases should extend at least 225mm in front of the stove for a closed appliance (which I assume this is)

 

How deep it is overall depends on the dimensions of the stove and how close it can go to surrounding walls.

[nod]

I’ve just done ours and come out 400 from the skirtings 

[benben5555]

17 minutes ago, ProDave said:

It's quite clear, the hearth in all cases should extend at least 225mm in front of the stove for a closed appliance (which I assume this is)

 

How deep it is overall depends on the dimensions of the stove and how close it can go to surrounding walls.

Its not clear to me unfortunately!

 

What is the meaning of this bit where it says 500mm

[nod]

Our previous hearth came out half the distance of this one Around 200 Which was suppled and installed by the stove shop and Hettas certified by them 

So the diagrams probably just a guide 

BC will only be interested in the cert 

[dpmiller]

the constructional hearth is not the finished visible surface.

[benben5555]

On 21/11/2024 at 08:47, dpmiller said:

the constructional hearth is not the finished visible surface.

Get it now, I'd missed that bit, thanks

[bassanclan]

Just to addthat even if you can get away with 225, you need the depth of the fully open door as a minimum, just for practicalities

[JohnMo]

Bottom line is you have to follow manufacturers instructions. If the manufacturer says 600mm, as an example, that's what you have to do. Manufacturer instructions trump building regs.

 

Choose log burner you are going to install follow those instructions.

[Iceverge]

Practically I wouldn't go below 500mm from the front of the stove in any case. 

 

Stuff can fall out and you don't want it destroying your nice floor.