CountryBoy19 said:I wanted to mock it up when my wife insisted on having a 2 foot (yes, that's 24 inches) raised hearth. I told her she was freaking nuts and I wanted to show her what a 2' hearth would look like and she said I was nuts for trying to do a cardboard mockup and she said she wasn't going to pay any attention to anything I make out of cardboard so I didn't waste my time. I eventually got her talked down to 1 foot, and after I got the tile laid this weekend she said, "Wow, what was I thinking when I wanted a 2 foot high hearth? 1 foot is almost too high but I think it will work out perfect." I just had to laugh "with" her... she can be quite silly sometimes... The good news is that we don't have a 2 foot high hearth, the bad news, I think a cardboard mockup would have saved it from even being as high as it is now. I wanted it to be no more than 8" high; I think if I would have done the mockup anyways she would have seen it and I could have talked her down to 8". But I'm ok with it now.firefighterjake said:BurnIt13 said:Change of plans. I mocked these stoves up in the corner at a 45 degree angle and it just doesn't work. The stoves protrude too much into the dining room. Instead, I mocked them up again straight against the wall instead of at an angle. HUGE difference.
BTW, my wife came home and declared me a complete geek for mocking the stoves up with cardboard boxes and drawing everything out. I am going to have to agree with her. . . .
Then in this case a lot of us are geeks since I know I did the same thing . . . and many other folks have reported doing the same thing when they were planning out their stove, clearance distances and hearths.
Great info by the way for anyone considering these stoves for their home.
Sorry if this seems like a threadjack, just pointing out that sometimes cardboard mockups can save a lot of hassle. I do plan to do an AAR thread on my hearth construction (start to finish pictures of everything) as soon as I get it done.
2 feet? For some reason I can see you grabbing a climber's ax, crampons and 50 feet of coiled rope every time you need to mount the hearth to load your stove . . . sorry . . . just a funny picture of you all geared up popped into my head.