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Anatomy

Hearth

The non-combustible floor at the fireplace, with required dimensions that remodels often reduce.

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What is Hearth?

The floor beneath and in front of the opening, sized to catch embers. It gets shortened or covered during remodels more often than you would expect, and it is the kind of finding that appears on an inspection long after the work that caused it.

Related terms:FireboxHearth Extension

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