benben5555 Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 I’ve just done ours and come out 400 from the skirtings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benben5555 Posted November 20 Author Share Posted November 20 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted November 20 Share Posted November 20 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted November 21 Share Posted November 21 the constructional hearth is not the finished visible surface. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benben5555 Posted November 23 Author Share Posted November 23 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassanclan Posted November 23 Share Posted November 23 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMo Posted November 23 Share Posted November 23 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceverge Posted November 24 Share Posted November 24 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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