Leveling Stove on Hearth

[Tim IA]

My hearth is fairly uneven and need to find something to put under a leg or two to level out the stove. Does anyone have any good recommendations on what to use? I'm hoping for something that is inconspicuous....

 

[ansehnlich1]

haha, you caught me! The back left leg of my Jotul has a PENNY under it

Of course, my hearth is brick, and the ole penny is never seen.....choose your coin(s) wisely, use a magic marker to color it dark if you need to.

 

[nailbender]

If your legs are easily removable you can always take a floor jack and remove the high legs and grind or sand with coarse sand
paper. I did this with mine, of course they were stamped steel.

 

[Corey]

That is a good thought! I used a couple of sheet metal shims to get mine to stop rocking. You might also consider large 'fender washers' from the local hardware store if you need something larger than coinage.

 

[firefighterjake]

One of the "problems" in using slate I suppose . . . I ended up using a washer under the front right leg of my Oslo.

 

[Highbeam]

I use a dime that is partially under the front leg of my heritage. I think it adds to the installation. Some folks notice and the smarter ones figure out why it's there.

 

[firefighterjake]

I use a dime that is partially under the front leg of my heritage. I think it adds to the installation. Some folks notice and the smarter ones figure out why it's there.

. . . and the dumb/cheap ones try to pocket the dime when Highbeam isn't looking.