Originally Posted by tenthlegionnaire
Hearth has to be a minimum 4" thick. If you raise it 8" you can reduce your extension thickness for non combustible materials to 3/8" instead of 2". We are currently under the 2006 IRC in Madison and that is our specs for masonry fireplaces.


So national code now is you can't have a real working masonry fireplace with a floor level hearth?

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