New Brick hearth question

[stevej8910]

I am planning on making a hearth for a wood stove in my basement and was going to use brick. I plan on framing the edge of the hearth with a soldier course and infilling the area with bricks laid flat. Since the soldier framing is 8" high(nominal) and the infill bricks are anywhere from 2 1/4" to 4" depending on the brick I buy what do I fill the area below the infill bricks with?

Thanks

 

[mikefrommaine]

Could use 4" concrete blocks. Or pour a slab of cement to the height you need.

 

[cmonSTART]

Wow, take your pick of concrete, metal studs with backer board. Anything really. Rubble, bodies, hidden treasure.

 

[stevej8910]

I was thinking of pouring concrete