Build the stove chamber
Once the hearth is set, the chamber wall in brick, porcelain or stone builds the look around the appliance.
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Wetherby hearths, cut to size
Made to measure hearths in Wetherby
Bespoke stone, granite, slate and limestone hearths, cut to fit your Wetherby fireplace in flat, boxed or lipped profiles, then supplied and fitted as one clean job.
Cut to size in Wetherby
Getting the hearth to meet your floor
Wetherby sits in the affluent Wharfe valley, with handsome stone houses around the town and villages out toward Boston Spa, Bramham, Collingham and Linton. Homes here are often carefully finished, and one of the details that makes a hearth look right is the profile: how the slab meets the floor around it.
Carl Finnell cuts hearths to measure across Wetherby and the Wharfe valley. Every hearth is drawn from a home survey and cut to the exact opening, floor and appliance, in granite, slate, limestone, sandstone or reclaimed Yorkstone.
We plan the hearth with the stove chamber and the beam, and set out the wider service on the Wetherby area guide. Building Regulations set the minimum size and fireproof requirement, confirmed on the free survey.
Materials
Hearth materials for Wetherby homes
From honed limestone in a Wharfe valley house to hard-wearing granite under a stove, every option is cut to measure and priced on survey.
Stone and granite
Granite in honed, polished or leathered finishes, hard-wearing and low-maintenance under a stove.
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Limestone
Jura grey and aged limestone, soft and pale, that lifts an elegant Wharfe valley room. Porous, so best sealed.
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Riven slate
Dense riven slate with a naturally textured face that hides everyday use well.
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Sandstone and gritstone
Sandstone and gritstone for a warmer, more rustic hearth in a period or village home.
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Reclaimed and aged stone
Reclaimed Yorkstone and tumbled aged limestone for period Wharfe valley homes.
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Tiled
Victorian and pattern tiled hearths for period Wetherby homes.
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Flat, boxed or lipped: how a hearth meets the floor
A detail that quietly makes or breaks a hearth is its profile, and it is worth knowing the options. A flat hearth sits neatly on the floor for a clean, minimal look. A boxed and lipped hearth has a projecting lip that overhangs and tidily conceals a cut carpet or flooring edge. A boxed flush hearth gives the impression of a solid stone slab and a stronger, more architectural presence.
Which one is right depends on the floor around it. Where the hearth meets carpet, a lip hides the cut edge and gives a neat finish with no extra alterations. Where it meets wood or tile, a flush or flat profile often looks cleaner. We work this out on the survey so the hearth sits correctly against your particular floor.
The edge and finish then follow: a square edge for a modern room, a pencil-round or bullnose for something softer, and honed, polished or riven to suit the stone and the setting. Every hearth is cut to the opening and the profile you choose.
Wetherby specifics
What changes from one Wetherby home to another
The stone houses around Wetherby town often have generous openings and carefully finished floors, where the hearth profile matters as much as the material for a neat finish.
Larger period and village homes toward Boston Spa, Bramham and Collingham can have wide openings and thick walls that suit a bigger stone hearth set to the true line of the wall, and the fireplace often goes in as part of a wider Wetherby fireplace project.
Newer homes around the district have level modern floors, so a flat or flush hearth is straightforward. The full process is on our installation page.
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Recent hearths from around Wetherby
The whole fireplace
Hearths, chambers and fireplaces around Wetherby
The Wetherby area page shows the hearth in the context of the whole fireplace, chamber and beam.
Read the Wetherby guide →Hearth, then chamber, then beam
Plan the rest of the Wetherby fireplace
Add a beam
Oak, natural stone or non-combustible beams above the opening finish the fireplace off.
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The Wetherby 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 Wetherby
Wetherby · Boston Spa · Bramham · Collingham · Linton · Clifford · Thorp Arch · Spofforth
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
Wetherby questions
Made to measure hearths in Wetherby, answered plainly
What is the difference between a flat, boxed and lipped, and boxed flush hearth?
A flat hearth sits neatly on the floor for a minimal look. Boxed and lipped adds a projecting lip that conceals a cut carpet edge. Boxed flush gives the impression of a solid stone slab and a stronger architectural presence. We advise on which suits your floor.
Which hearth profile is best if I have carpet?
A boxed and lipped hearth is usually the neatest with carpet, because the lip overhangs and hides the cut carpet edge for a clean finish with no extra alterations. We confirm the best profile on the survey.
Can you match the hearth to my flooring?
Yes. We plan the hearth around the floor it meets, whether that is carpet, wood or tile, and choose the profile and edge so it sits correctly and looks built in.
Do you cover the Wharfe valley villages around Wetherby?
Yes, including Boston Spa, Bramham, Collingham and Linton, and out toward Clifford, Thorp Arch and Spofforth.
How much does a made to measure hearth cost in Wetherby?
It depends on the material, size, profile and edge 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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