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Once the hearth is set, the chamber wall in brick, porcelain or stone builds the look around the appliance.
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Leeds hearths, cut to size
Made to measure hearths in Leeds
Bespoke stone, granite, slate and tiled hearths, cut to fit your Leeds fireplace or stove, from period terraces to larger north Leeds homes, then supplied and fitted.
Cut to size in Leeds
Hearths for Leeds terraces and homes
Leeds runs from inner-city Victorian terraces and back-to-backs in Headingley, Chapel Allerton and Meanwood to the larger period and modern homes around Roundhay, Adel, Alwoodley and Horsforth. Two houses on the same street can hide very different fireplaces, and the hearth, and the floor beneath it, is often where that shows.
Carl Finnell cuts hearths to measure across Leeds and the suburbs. Every hearth is drawn from a home survey and cut to the exact opening, floor and appliance, in granite, slate, sandstone, limestone, reclaimed Yorkstone or tile.
We plan the hearth with the stove chamber and the beam, and set out the wider service on the Leeds area guide. Building Regulations set the minimum size and fireproof requirement, confirmed on the free survey.
Materials
Hearth materials for Leeds homes
From a restored tiled hearth in a Victorian terrace to honed granite in a north Leeds home, every option is cut to your measurements and priced on survey.
Tiled and quarry
Victorian pattern and quarry tiled hearths, restored or newly laid, for period Leeds terraces.
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Stone and granite
Matt black and Antique Leather granite, hard-wearing and low-maintenance under a modern stove.
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Riven slate
Dense riven slate with a textured face that suits both Leeds terraces and larger homes.
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Reclaimed and aged stone
Reclaimed Yorkstone and aged limestone for period Leeds homes that want a settled look.
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Sandstone and gritstone
New sandstone and gritstone, cut to any shape, for a warmer, more rustic hearth.
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Limestone
Jura grey and aged limestone for a softer, paler hearth in a larger north Leeds room.
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The floor beneath a Leeds terrace hearth
In a Leeds terrace, the hearth is only half the story. Many of these houses have a suspended timber ground floor with a void beneath, rather than solid concrete, and that changes what a compliant hearth needs. The constructional base under the finished hearth has to give the right non-combustible depth over a timber floor, which is something we check before we cut.
Where an original fireplace survives, there is usually a constructional hearth already in place, and we cut the decorative hearth you choose to sit on top of it. Where a floor has been altered or a fireplace opened up or boarded over the years, the base has to be sorted out properly before the finished stone or tile goes down.
That is why the survey looks under the surface as well as at it. Once the floor and the base are right, the hearth is drawn from the opening and cut to fit, including the narrow and out-of-true openings common in Leeds terraces.
Leeds specifics
What changes from one Leeds home to another
In the Victorian terraces of Headingley, Chapel Allerton and Meanwood, original tiled and stone hearths are common, and restoring or matching them keeps the character of the house while the floor beneath is made right.
Larger homes around Roundhay, Adel and Alwoodley often have more generous openings and solid floors that suit a single cut slab of stone, granite or slate. Many go in as part of a wider Leeds fireplace project.
Newer and extended homes across the city may have no existing chimney, so the hearth is planned around a twin-wall flue and the stove position. The full process is on our installation page.
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Recent hearths from around Leeds
The whole fireplace
Hearths, chambers and fireplaces around Leeds
The Leeds area page shows the hearth in the context of the whole fireplace, chamber and beam.
Read the Leeds guide →Hearth, then chamber, then beam
Plan the rest of the Leeds fireplace
Add a beam
Oak, natural stone or non-combustible beams above the opening finish the fireplace off.
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The Leeds fireplace page covers surrounds, chambers and making good around the hearth.
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See the full range of hearth materials, finishes and shapes we cut and fit.
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Areas and villages we cover around Leeds
Leeds · Roundhay · Chapel Allerton · Headingley · Meanwood · Adel · Alwoodley · Horsforth · Moortown
HETAS registered
Installed with care, certified with confidence
Carl self-certifies every installation and notifies Building Control on your behalf, so the work is signed off properly and your certificate of compliance is issued for your records.
- HETAS-registered installer
- Certificate of compliance issued
- Meets your home insurance
Leeds questions
Made to measure hearths in Leeds, answered plainly
Does a hearth in a Leeds terrace need anything special?
Often, yes. Many Leeds terraces have a suspended timber ground floor rather than solid concrete, which affects the non-combustible base needed under the finished hearth. We check the floor and sort the base out properly before the stone or tile goes down.
Can you restore an original tiled hearth in a Victorian terrace?
Yes. Where a period Leeds home still has its original tiled or stone hearth we can lift, clean and relay it or make good damaged sections, or lay a new one to match if the original is lost.
Can you fit a hearth where there is no chimney?
Yes. In newer or extended Leeds homes with no chimney, the stove position and twin-wall flue are planned first and the hearth is cut to sit beneath the appliance and meet its clearances.
Do you cover the Leeds suburbs?
Yes, including Headingley, Chapel Allerton, Meanwood, Roundhay, Adel and Alwoodley, and out toward Horsforth and Moortown.
How much does a made to measure hearth cost in Leeds?
It depends on the material, size and shape, any floor or base work needed and whether it is part of a wider fireplace job. After a free home survey you get one clear written price with cutting and fitting included.
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