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   calvin | Dec 11, 2011 10:13pm | #1

   hawk

   This stone is more than tile, will the floor system handle the added weight?

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   Hawkenn | Dec 12, 2011 09:18am | #3

   stone floor

   yep ,floor system will handle the weight. firplace has a wood stove set out 18"from the center of the fireplace .surrounded by brick on 3 sides.backside and sides. the stone I wish to put in will be in front of the stove,about 50 square '

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   Piffin | Dec 12, 2011 06:44am | #2

   Is the fireplace already there and does it have a hearth?

   If no hearth existing, this gets complicated. There MUST be a fireproof hearth extending 18" in front and 12" toeach side of the FP openning. Quarry tile over a wood framed floor system does not constitute a fireproof hearth, only a fireproof surface.

   If this is merely decorative for a gas FP, then you are OK, depending on what structure there is to support the weight. What framing system and what subfloor material is there under the proposed ?

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   Hawkenn | Dec 12, 2011 09:23am | #4

   stone floor

   thanks for the reply. there is a wood stove set out 18" from center of fireplace surrounded by a brick floor on 3 sides,back n sides. the stone will be in front of the stove aprx. 50 square '.subfloor is plywood n the floor system is all set to handle the weight.