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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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Malton hearths, cut to size
Made to measure hearths in Malton
Bespoke stone, granite, slate and sandstone hearths, cut to fit your Malton fireplace or stove and sized to Building Regulations, then supplied and fitted as one clean job.
Cut to size in Malton
Hearths built to fit Malton and Ryedale homes
Malton and Norton sit at the heart of Ryedale, with stone market-town houses, Victorian terraces, and farmhouses and conversions running out toward Old Malton, Rillington and the Howardian Hills. The hearth is the fireproof base the whole fireplace depends on, so it has to be the right size and material, not just the right look.
Carl Finnell cuts hearths to measure across Malton and the surrounding villages. Every hearth is drawn from a home survey and cut to the exact opening, floor and appliance, and sized to meet Building Regulations for the fire or stove it serves.
We plan the hearth with the chamber and the beam, and set out the wider service on the Malton area guide.
Materials
Hearth materials for Malton homes
From reclaimed Yorkstone for a period Malton frontage to honed granite under a modern stove, every option is cut to your measurements and priced on survey.
Reclaimed and aged stone
Reclaimed Yorkstone and aged limestone for period Malton and Old Malton homes.
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Sandstone and gritstone
Sandstone and gritstone that sit naturally with the Ryedale building stone, cut to any shape.
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Stone and granite
Matt black and Antique Leather granite, the hardest and least porous option, ideal directly under a stove.
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Riven slate
Natural riven slate, dense and textured, that copes well with everyday use.
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Limestone
Jura grey and aged limestone for a softer, paler hearth.
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Tiled
Victorian and pattern tiled hearths for period Malton terraces.
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What Building Regulations ask of a Malton hearth
A hearth is not just decorative, it is a safety layer, and Building Regulations Approved Document J sets out what it has to do. The base must be non-combustible, and it has to be large enough to catch stray embers and keep heat away from the floor and anything flammable nearby.
The sizes follow the appliance. An open fire generally needs a hearth of at least 840mm by 840mm that projects around 300mm in front and 150mm to each side. A wood burning stove needs a non-combustible hearth projecting at least 225mm in front of the door and 150mm to the sides, and where the stove keeps the hearth surface below 100 degrees a thinner decorative hearth can sit over the floor, otherwise a thicker constructional hearth is needed. We confirm the exact figures for your appliance on the survey.
Because these dimensions are fixed by the fire and the room, the made to measure service is often the only way to meet them and still fit an angled or irregular Malton opening. We draw the true shape on site and cut the hearth to suit.
Malton specifics
What changes from one Malton home to another
Market-town houses and Victorian terraces around Malton and Norton often have tidy openings that suit a single cut slab sized carefully to the appliance and the Regulations.
Farmhouses and larger homes toward Old Malton, Rillington, Hovingham and Slingsby can have wide openings and thick walls that suit a bigger Yorkstone or sandstone hearth. Many go in as part of a new wood burning stove in Malton.
Barn conversions may have no existing chimney and a made-up floor, so the hearth and its constructional base are planned together around the stove and flue. The full process is on our installation page.
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Recent hearths from around Malton
The whole fireplace
Hearths, chambers and fireplaces around Malton
The Malton area page shows the hearth in the context of the whole fireplace, chamber and beam.
Read the Malton guide →Hearth, then chamber, then beam
Plan the rest of the Malton fireplace
Add a beam
Oak, natural stone or non-combustible beams above the opening finish the fireplace off.
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If the hearth is going in for a new stove, the Malton stove page covers product choice and local chimney notes.
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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 Malton
Malton · Norton · Old Malton · Rillington · Hovingham · Slingsby · Kirkbymoorside · Pickering
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
Malton questions
Made to measure hearths in Malton, answered plainly
How big does a hearth need to be for a wood burning stove?
Building Regulations require a non-combustible hearth that projects at least 225mm in front of the stove door and 150mm to each side, with the exact size set by the appliance and its clearances. We measure and confirm it on the survey.
Does a stove hearth have to be a certain thickness?
It depends on the appliance. Where a stove keeps the hearth surface below 100 degrees, a thinner decorative hearth over a suitable floor can be acceptable. Where it does not, a thicker constructional hearth is needed. We check the figures for your stove.
What is a constructional hearth?
It is the solid, non-combustible base built into or onto the floor that provides the real fire protection. The decorative hearth you choose the material for sits on top of it. We confirm what your installation needs.
Can you meet the Regulations and still fit an angled Malton opening?
Yes. The required sizes are fixed, so we cut the hearth to measure to hit them while still fitting an irregular or angled opening exactly.
How much does a made to measure hearth cost in Malton?
It depends on the material, size and shape and whether it is part of a wider stove job. After a free home survey you get one clear written price with cutting and fitting included.
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