How to Build a Wood Stove Hearth - Framing a Hearth 

I can't tell you how refreshing it is to find a tutorial video that gets right to the point and doesn't spend half the time with small talk or unnecessary information.

I built this for my 500lb wood stove and it’s super solid. Most importantly the wife loves it. Thank you for the awesome and easy to understand video

I wish I discovered your video before I started my project! Very understandable instructions!

Your videos are always no-nonsense and to the point with good detail. It's extremely unlikely that I'll ever fit a hearth to a stove in my life, but in general engineering terms I find this interesting anyway :)

10/10 video tutorial: concise, to the point, but with the detail to property instruct. I've subscribed and can't wait to watch some of your other videos. They all look very interesting.

Wow, I want to do that for my basement stove. Looks beautiful!

This is exactly my corner I’m going to build, Thank you!

Thanks! I built this hearth design and just finished tiling it. It does not flex at ALL when walking on it. Great design. I did not screw it into the walls or floor because I have thick carpeting and it snugs right in. I removed the carpet under the hearth so it sits on the bare wooden floorboards under the carpet. I wanted to be able to move this thing, just in case! I used 3/4 plywood, concrete backerboard on top of that, then thin 12 x 24" gray porcelain tile. I used very similar stone for the hearth side trim and back wall. Again, thanks!

Thanks for posting sir ! You just saved me 3,450 dollars

Great video! I plan on doing it step by step.

Is there a Nobel Prize for instructional videos?

Nice!

You make the best videos to watch.

AS ALWAYS PHIL GORGEOUS WORK!!! 🤗🤗🤗🌞🌞🌞🤗🤗🤗 GORGEOUS FINAL RESULT SIR!!! 🤗🤗🤗🌞🌞🌞🤗🤗🤗

Great job on the hearth! I plan on doing this fashion hearth myself. What I'm really interested in is your stove pipe placement in the corner of your ceiling. Did you install that? How is it done? I really hope you answer this, because i can't find a video that shows this type of install. Thanks, and God bless!

Great video 🎉

Very nicely done. Thank you for the video.

Looks great

Thanks for the vid. Love your no nonsense approach. It’s refreshing. Quick question. Do you know of a product I can use to adhere my stone veneer to the cement board? Wanted to buy something premixed in a bucket.

I wish you had shown how you did the walls and tile. Thanks.

I dont even have a wood burning stove but if i do i know what to do

Very nice and sturdy.

great video helped a lot

as always, nice work!

this tutorial is fantatic

Very nice !

1.) your wood stove was already hooked up. When you reconnected after adding the platform, raising the stove several inches higher, what adjustments , if any , did you need to make to the directly connected stovepipe to make sure that it was lined up with the Exit hole? Our stove pipe will be exiting the wall not the ceiling. Better to tape out the desired location and wait for hook up? 2.) an r value of 1.45 is required for the surface our stove will sit on. my plan is 2 layers of micore 300 and a shattered mosaic ceramic tile (heat resistant grout and mortar of course) which brings the r-value to 2.04, well above requirement. Will size it appropriately so that it is the required distance from the hardwood floors. so anyway, without doing the work of the framing you’ve shown here, the height of my hearth will only be 1.25in. I like the look of a flatter hearth that is more flush with the floor, but , do you think it’s ok to do one unframed? I am just wondering how will I keep it from sliding? Will I need to attach the micore to the surface under the hearth with a glue? The surface under the double Micore and ceramic tiles will be hardwood but it will be well protected by the 2.04 r factor. Thanks to you, or anyone else who can chime in!

Beautiful

Nice 👍

Thanks!

NICE job, Phil and Happy New-sh Year. We had a hearth like that on the floor with wings going behind to the ceiling. Had a Grandpaw Bear in front of it and it was nice. Take care, Buddy and GBWYall!

Probably a stupid question but how critical is it to attach this to the wall? I ask because that effectively renders it permanent without the possibility to remove or move without damage.

Great video I have one question. Is it necessary to lay thin set between the plywood and the Durock board before I install the tiles . Thank Yiou

Hi Phil - this is beautiful. My wife and I are hoping to do something similar but with a lower height. Do you have any advice for us making a similar design but with 2x4’s?

Is this a radiant heater? Is the stone work on the wall, a wall shield?

Did you require a heat shield on the stove for the wall clearance or did your wall backing serve as a heat shield?

Hi , even though the stone tiles aren't combustible the plywood and 2x4s underneath are . . ....... is that a problem ? I just watched a vid. on clearances and I understood that wood and other combustibles underneath metal , stone or ceramic tiles can still combust if they get too hot and this possibility increases over time as the wood dries and degrades . The instructor called these hidden combustibles and said they are dangerous because one can't see how the wood is changing over time , subjected to the heat transferred through the noncombustible materials , if you know what I mean .

Would i benefit to fill the wood frame with sand? It’s a ground level floor..

Phil! Please...are you using treated lumber because you are building on cement flooring? I am doing this job in my livingroom. I dont need to use treated lumber do I?

Can you tell me what kind of backing you used and stone front. We love the look of this but not sure what materials you used to cover the platform.

Did you use the mesh on top of the plywood? Or only on the walls?

Can you tell lme how long it took you to build the framework and cover it plywood.

What did u put on back wall. Did u remove drywall??

What kind of material did you use to cover it? Real stone or faux?

Why treated lumber? Why not use concrete board for base instead of 3/4 plywood?

You can use pressure treated indoors?

what did you use on the back wall and where did you get it, also is there a 1 inch air space between the back wall.

So if it's a type 1 what material can be used on your 2×6 frame? If it's a type 2... same question.

Would I have to break the existing ceramic tile in order to do this??

So if i was to put a stove on my first floor of a 3 story house,would it be easier/cheaper to run the pipe out the side wall up to the roof or up through the floors of the house?

Hello. Did you adhere the stone directly to the plywood ? And did you make a video of this ? Thanks

Did you use cement board as a backer for tile?

Why treated lumber

4 inch deck screws a bit over kill?

Hi Phil, I know this is an old video that you posted but I'm hoping that you can answer my question... I'm building a rectangular shaped hearth using 2"x6" just like in your video. However, I have a wood flooring in front of my existing fire place and I had planned to glue the base of my hearth down on top of the flooring instead of trying to remove the wood and possibly damaging the pieces since my wood floor was glued down when it was installed. I noticed another person had a similar suggestion but with vinyl and you suggested against it. Is my situation the same in your opinion? I'm looking at hearth the size of 18" x 69". I'm going to use the 2" x 6" boards to make a solid base. I plan to screw down backer board on top of the boards after I have the base constructed. On top of the hearth for stone we are going with granite. For glue I have Liquid Nails (Max Strength).

What size and type of hearth stone did you use?

can i do this with 2x4?

what is the r-value of the hearth?

What are the dimensions of your hearth???

What are the dimensions of this hearth?

Great tips! Can you tell me what the outside dimensions of this hearth are?

Dimensions please?

Can anyone install a wood stove or does a licensed person have to do it to pass code.