Uneven Decorative Hearth Bricks

[JakeTheYounger]

Hello Everyone,
My hearth area has oddly spaced ledges in the brickwork. I’ve left a playing card on each one for the photo to help with contrast. Any idea why these are spaced the way they are?

 

[stoveliker]

I'd think that this is to allow display of trinkets?
I don't think this is for anything else than aesthetics. Should be fine to flatten imo.

 

[JakeTheYounger]

I'd think that this is to allow display of trinkets?
I don't think this is for anything else than aesthetics. Should be fine to flatten imo.

That’s what I was thinking. I wish they would have left me some bricks for a mantle.

 

[begreen]

That’s what I was thinking. I wish they would have left me some bricks for a mantle.

There are some good looking, non-combustible mantel options that would work there.

 

[stoveliker]

Copying from elsewhere for examples:

Non-combustible mantels

Starting a thread for folks that are looking for non-combustible mantels. These are very realistic, but made from concrete: http://magrahearth.com/natural-wood-series-gallery MagraHearth website http://magrahearth.com/

www.hearth.com

Aesthetics are all in the eye of the beholder, though.

 

[JakeTheYounger]

Thanks everyone.