Looking for an odd size hearth pad

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Dill

Feeling the Heat
Oct 14, 2008
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Northwood NH
I need a pad that's 36w and 30 long, would rather have a rectangle than the usual trapezoid. It seems to find one wide enough most are 54 inches long which takes up a good chunk of my living room.
Toying with the idea of building my own, is there an easy way to put down a thin brick veneer?
 
I feel for you - I ended up building my own. Went with tile - the interesting thing for me was that I discovered it was in fact easier than I expected (I had never tiled before) and as a whole it came out looking great (not sure how surprising or who was surprised there, heh).

We bought our tile at a big box store - went with what turned out to be one of the least expensive tiles (believe it or not that is what my wife actually liked best) and the cost of the project turned out to be less than any pads I was looking to buy. Thank goodness the tile was cheap.. I wasted far more than I should have in cutting (first timer don't ya know). Ok - I didn't consider my time in the equation and I did borrow the tile cutter (thank goodness for that!)... But I would not hesitate to build my own again or recommend folks to do the same.

I decided to raise it a bit (2x4 on edge) and then put oak around the edge (stained and finished) with a routed top to finish it off. The dimensions are just what I wanted and it 'fits' the space better than anything we could have bought.
 
Preston Trading Post (Preston, CT) had one custom made to my dimensions with a really nice used brick face. It was pricey but at 60 x 56 quite a bit larger than what you're after.
 
We also built our own, using stones from around the property (free). So we only had to pay for the other materials, and it took me like 10 hours to grout because the stones, despite being sealed twice, were so porous the grout really wanted to stick to them (I actually had to scrub each stone with water and a rag-scrubbies would have left marks).

I believe they make brick tiles. You'll just need to check the requirements for your stove to see what protection it requires. And rent a tile saw (or do it the messy way, use an angle grinder).
 
That's an odd dimension. Is this for a hearth extension or a pad for the F600? The reason I ask it that Jotul specs a min 50 x 55" hearthpad for the F600.
 
A slab of durock is 3ft by 5ft. Cut them to size. Stack them in 1/4 and 1/2" layers until you get your required R value and then cover it with your preferred material.

Use lay out lines or spacers to get the desired spacing between your bricks or tiles. It's an easy afternoon job.

Matt
 
Ended up going over board, ripped up the old hearth and built a new one.
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Very nice! The F600 is going to look great there.
 
And I found out I really don't have to worry about R value, cause all that's under the hearth is sand and some very large stones.
 
Looks like it's always been there. Excellent work! Now let's get the stove in there! :cool: Rick
 
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