Individual Hearth Tiles Individual Hearth Tiles are available in various finishes and shapes.

Our Standard Sizes

A Standard Size Hearth is 54 inch x 15 inch x2 inch thick with or without a kick (a tongue extending back) but all other sizes are available.

What Hearth Shapes are Available?

Flat Backs

Flat back Hearths are for use when the fireplace opening is level or just in front of the brickwork of the chimney.

Kicks

Kicks or tongues accomodate fireplaces openings that step back behind the wall line of the chimney breast.

Back Hearths

A back hearth is an outsized kick for where the chimney breast has been opened up to take a stove of firebasket. They can be attached to the front hearth or be a separate piece depending on the size and shape.

Cut Outs

A cut out is required when the fireplace system is fixed in the floor and is forward of the chimney e.g. Baxi Burnall underfloor and similar systems.

Boxed and Lipped

Boxed and lipped is the standard format for slate, limestone and marble hearths. The top of the hearth overhangs by 0.5 inches (1cm) at the front and either side.

Boxed Flush

Boxed flush slate, limestone and marble hearths have the vertical returns of the hearth are the same size as the top piece (this costs £10 more than the boxed and lipped price).

Fireplace Hearth Sizes

There are strict regulations governing the size of a fireplace hearth.

For a Gas Fire the hearth must be a raised plinth 2 inches thick that extends at least 15 inches in front of the fire opening.

Solid Fuel Fireplaces

With an open fire it is recommended that the hearth be 18 inches deep. If there is a fixed fender then there is no defined limit.

For firebaskets with an open fire the hearth is recommended to be 18 inches in front of the fire as with all solid fuel fires. If there is a fixed fender then there is no defined limit.

We can supply separate back hearths for use with fire baskets.

Solid Fuel Stove
The hearth should extend 12" in front of any open access to the fire in the stove.

We can supply separate back hearths for use with stoves

Once the regulations are complied with the size and shape of your hearth is down to aesthetics.

If you have exposed floorboards then the hearth should fully cover the constructional hearth to avoid seeing the concrete.

If your fireplace has a mantel then the hearth size will vary depending on whether the mantel stands on the hearth or the hearth sits between the mantel legs