Hearth question

[High Altitude]

I am going to be doing a castille corner install.

The room is on a concrete slab with carpet over it.

Should I put some cement board down on the concrete slab (to get some height) with tile over it and cut the carpet around it (with tack strips to hold it etc..)

OR

Should I build a hearth pad with plywood/cement board/tile and just lay it on top of the carpet.

What do you think about each option?

 

[Shortstuff]

Either option sounds good. If you feel that this is going to be a permanent install (which can add value to your home if you decide to sell) I'd go with option 1. If you feel that you may either move the stove location or even take it with you if you do sell, then option 2 sounds good too.

I went with option 1 with mine. I cut everything out down to the subfloor, the 3/4" plywood, then thinset with 1/2" Durock, thinset again with the tile.

I also doubled all the clearance requirements so it's a bit larger than was required.

Steve

 

[MCPO]

Cut out the section of carpet and tile the floor.
It will look better than a stove board thrown on top of the carpeting .

 

[cac4]

Cut out the section of carpet and tile the floor.
It will look better than a stove board thrown on top of the carpeting .

how difficult is that to do? I was afraid that if I cut out carpet, I'd never get it re-stuck on the new tack strips without those special tools that carpet installers have.

 

[MCPO]

Cut out the section of carpet and tile the floor.
It will look better than a stove board thrown on top of the carpeting .

how difficult is that to do? I was afraid that if I cut out carpet, I'd never get it re-stuck on the new tack strips without those special tools that carpet installers have.

You won`t need tack strips.
All you need is to apply a strip of below grade carpet adhesive to adhere the carpet where it butts up against the tile edge.
Use it sparingly with a small 1/8" toothed trowel (plastic or metal) and keep the adhesive away from the very edge so it doesn`t ooze up .
Really a simple task.

 

[tinkabranc]

I went with option # 2.

Easier just to put the board down on the carpet and not worry about ripples
in the carpet, cutting clean carpet edges, or gluing anything back down.