Fireplace At Floor Level Vs Elevated

If you have a hearth that is raised above the natural level of the room s flooring the sudden change in elevation can cause visitors in the home to trip or fall because they are unaware of the step up.

Fireplace at floor level vs elevated. The other category of fireplace was called factory built and the code said r1004 2 hearth extensions. Your fireplace may fit this dimension or it might be on the shorter or taller end of the spectrum when it comes to mantel height above fireplace. Hearth extensions of approved factory built fireplaces shall be installed in accordance with the listing of the fireplace. Jul 8 2016 with a modern linear fireplace the trick is to keep it up far enough to keep it from looking like a fishtank on the floor but not so high to make make it hard to see.

Our fr now is smaller with a 10 ceiling and we can see the floor level hearth and fire from anyplace in the room. Natural gas propane and even electric fireplaces are often placed anywhere from 1 to 3 feet above floor level. Hearth stones on the floor. Again because most gas inserts are zero clearance you can use a combustible material like wood or carpet.

The hearth extension shall be readily distinguishable from the surrounding floor area ours is gas fireplace. Some fireplaces are designed so that the hearth extends out into the room. Not only do we have a raised one we have a raised hearth. A traditional raised hearth with a limestone slab.

A hearth is a fireplace s brick or stone floor. The first thing is to decide is. I think your decision to have the fireplace at floor level was a good one. Fireplaces are not always situated flush with the flooring.

In our previous home the fr was about 28 x 16 with a 14 ceiling height and the raised hearth raised fireplace allowed us a good view of the fire from all parts of the room even while seated. Some fireplace hearths cause another kind of home safety hazard and that is the danger of tripping and falling. A sitting height hearth is simply a hearth that extends out into your room and is built up or raised off the floor to a height that is comfortable for people to sit on. Raised and proud of it.

Again proper height is relatively subjective to your fireplace but average or standard fireplace mantel height construction is around 54 above the hearth s floor. One benefit of our raised hearth is it does provide extra seating. There are a couple of rules of thumb here. If i could do it over my hearth would be on the floor.