How To Raise Fireplace Floor

A two story great room calls for a dramatic floor to ceiling fireplace in an alternating stack of black and natural wood.

How to raise fireplace floor.

See more ideas about fireplace design home family room. I ve been so excited to talk to you guys about our modern kitchen and dining room makeover plans. The other category of fireplace was called factory built and the code said r1004 2 hearth extensions. Can anyone tell me if this is even possible and what material i would need to use to raise the fireplace.

Nfpa the organization that sets the standards for fireplace construction is the national fire protection association nfpa. The homeowner wants the insert to sit off the floor so that a sitting bench can be accomplished. If the mantel is to be reused mark its outline on wall and floor. Hearth extensions of approved factory built fireplaces shall be installed in accordance with the listing of the fireplace.

Fireplace facelift illustration by gregory nemec. The insert has the front opening and a side opening kind of a corner fireplace. We d like to raise it 6 12. The stacked wood.

I had worked with manufactured stone before but that was only a month ago when i added a fireplace to my basement. In the next six weeks i m going to be making over our kitchen and dining room. 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. I currently have a hearth that is flush w the floor.

Mar 13 2012 explore susan gaelic s board raised fireplaces on pinterest. Before i could begin this renovation we had to tackle the sunken living room. I plan to sit the insert on a few cinder blocks to elevate it off the slab the question i have is related to how best accomodate the sitting bench that will be on. Today i m talking all about how we raised our sunken living room.

Step 2 pry off mantel photo by brian wilder. Take it to the ceiling. Over the last few weeks we ve been working hard to get our sunken den. 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.

Use prybars to gently remove mantel from wall as shown. The result is crisp modern and ever so inviting.