Urgent:: Need to decide hearth height tonight!
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palimpsest
11 years agoluckygal
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Comments (16)I am going to dissent for 3 reasons, though I am not sure I am seeing everything accurately.... If the current wall lines up with the rest of the wall to the right of the hall (can't tell with DH's feet there), I might leave it as is. Depends on the size and shape of the main room and whether that 'bump in' would look funny in that room. Two, consider the doorways and hallway headers. The opening to the room to the left (the one with the HWF) and to the hall will be affected by the 'bump in'. Right now the openings are framed, giving you options for casing or paint color changes room to room. Think about that before you axe the defined transitions. Three, since the chair will move forward when the wall does, the "gained" space will be behind behind you when you sit at the desk chair. You could always put storage on that back wall - but the space is then the same size as it was, and that storage is visible from the main room. Careful design will affect how much storage and function you can squeeze out of the desk area as is. I think there is enough there to work with. Instead of moving the wall, I would concentrate on ceiling to desktop storage. Open or closed. that could hold a ton and would be visible only from the desk chair. A return of 1-2 feet would allow a 3 sided recess above the desk for 'mondo storage' and still leave excellent sight line from the desk chair to and from the larger room. Opposite the desk, make the area visible from the main room attractive and simple: a framed print with a wall mounted sliver of a credenza below. I really like designs that give a work area 'mondo storage' and sight lines that manage to conceal that storage but not the worker. You have that option here. Transoms would be great, but only if they look good from the main room....See MoreKitchen table size- answers needed tonight please!
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Comments (12)I would also look into different ceiling installation options because 118" will need at least a couple of middle supports if you installed on the sides.... 96" is a very manageable ht to diy! I have regular sized sliders (that are recessed about the same amount as yours except with a lot of molding around them) that I hung a tension like curtain rod on except it is mounted on both sides... I hung open weave linen sheers on them and almost always keep them pulled to cover just one half... anyway, I couldn't have used the center supports with this rod even if I wanted to because I have the rod hung tight near the top like you need to do-- in my case it works because I only have sheers hanging, so less wt and i don't close them too often, so very little tugging on the rod......See Moreontariomom
11 years agodomino123
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11 years agojakabedy
11 years agoI think the first question is why is the raised hearth important to you? Is it an appearance thing? Is it meant to be used for additional seating? Is it simply what you're used to?
Our hearth is 8" tall. I hate it. To an observer, it looks "nice". But an observer doesn't have to live with it. It's in the center of the long wall of a narrow living room, so it becomes something of an obstacle when placing furniture/planning pathways. (But this is also compounded by the sheer width of the face of this particular fireplace). It definitely makes a visual statement that I like, but it suffers greatly in usefulness. A modern take on my "type" of home/fireplace would have the hearth flush with the floor, or perhaps a floating slab hearth. Also, 8" is way too short to serve as additional seating, so I would think 12" would be, as well. 15" seems a reasonable sitting height.
This pic isn't great, but will give you an idea.
palimpsest
11 years agopowermuffin
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11 years agoontariomom
11 years agotracie.erin
11 years agoMy hearth is 12.5" high. The firebox is 3' wide x 2' high. The surround is 18" wide on either side of the firebox (so, 6' wide including the firebox) and goes to the 8' tall ceiling. The height of the hearth makes a nice bench for two extra butts at those crowded holiday parties ;)
Here's a pic. The room is 18' square with 8' ceilings.
badgergal
11 years agoontariomom
11 years agoHi everyone and thanks so much for the measurements and lovely fireplace photos. The fireplace guys came today to install the firebox and place it on a box 10 inches high as per our morning instructions regarding the future hearth height. The actual surround, hearth, etc will not be done for a while. It is wonderful to have some heat for Christmas as we have all been living in a house under construction with hardly any insulation and no heat but space heaters (yes we are in cold Canada).
However, after reading over your height suggestions, I am now worried we should have asked to have the firebox set higher than 10 inches (would like in a pinch to have the extra seating spot). The firebox itself does have a bottom vent, so the fire part is not flush with the bottom so is higher up. Below is a sketch of the planned fireplace with window seat and TV shelf. Should I be asking them to come back to make it higher?
Carol
Oakley
11 years agoSidney4
11 years agoCarol, mine is 14 inches. It was measured specifically to be a comfortable height for seating. We've never had issues with kids getting hurt from it but it sits back far enough from the main seating area that it is not in the main line of traffic.
erinsean
11 years agoontariomom
11 years ago
Oakley