Corner Hearth Height

[Tim IA]

I purchased a Woodstock Fireview and will be doing a corner install. I'm wondering how high to make the hearth off of the ground and was wondering if I could some opinions from you. Right now I am leaning towards something between 6" and 12". I plan on using cultured stone for the walls and the cultured hearth stones for the stove to sit on. Anyone like to voice their opinions? (This last statement could be dangerous)

 

[fossil]

Both of my stoves sit atop 12" high masonry hearths, because I don't much like bending over and I really like the way they look. Rick

 

[madison]

I just checked the installation/clearances and there is not a top of unit to ceiling clearance listed for the fireview... I would consider ease of loading, handle height and the wife factor - ie view thru the glass. Ankles, kids and pets are the other considerations with raised hearths.

This bluestone (natural) hearth is ~ 8". Cultured stone is not the most robust material, it will chip and scratch.

 

[BXTF]

Try going to the Picture Gallery on the home page, lots of great ideas.

 

[colsmith]

We have a really raised hearth, the top is about 27" above the floor. We really like it for ease of loading, poking at the fire, viewing, etc. We store a couple days worth of wood underneath it and that works well, too. For some photos and more info see this thread. There was a number for top of stove to ceiling (we found it under alcove installation in our manual) and we have a few inches to spare there.

https://www.hearth.com/talk/threads/6351/