Building stone wall an hearth

[argus66]

I got a new house an I’m going to put a new big stove in. But I’d like to make a stone hearth an stone wall behind stove, I was quoted a price of $2200 an that does not include stone just labor an neterials, wall would be 6ft wide 9 ft high an small raised hearth pad work , is that a good price? Seemed really high to me? Anyone in Washington state near mt baker lmk I need help...

 

[xman23]

Real stone will look great. But the cultured stone I did looks good and is easier to work with. One thing about the man made stone product is, when used outside the color will fade. Inside it's fine.

 

[begreen]

I got a new house an I’m going to put a new big stove in. But I’d like to make a stone hearth an stone wall behind stove, I was quoted a price of $2200 an that does not include stone just labor an neterials, wall would be 6ft wide 9 ft high an small raised hearth pad work , is that a good price? Seemed really high to me? Anyone in Washington state near mt baker lmk I need help...

Is that with real natural stone? If so, it will weigh a lot. What will be supporting the wall, hearth and stove?

 

[Prof]

Not sure if you have easy access to stone or not. I had a bunch laying around the property, so I made a couple of stone hearths, one in my basement and one in my office. It took a couple of weeks for each one, but it was like therapy for me. I'm not a mason, but sticking stone to either cement board or concrete is not rocket science, and between working with a mason for a couple of weeks and youtube, it all worked out. Like bgreen said, it will weigh a ton--maybe a bit more or less. Since I had concrete floors to work with, I just poured a 4 inch slabs and stuck the stones to it. In one case, I had a basement wall that was concrete and in the office I had cement board. $2200 seems about right if using natural stone--it is a big jigsaw puzzle of sorts and can take a bunch of time--less for a professional of course.