There is always an issue about having a combustable floor underneath a fireplace. Most people solve this problem by having a shield under the stove and protecting the floor with tile and cement board. As a result of building this project from scratch, I had decided to solve this problem from the ground up. We poured some cement piers that would support the heavier floor. We then put 3/4 inch plywood, 2 inches of rigid insulation and then 4 " of concrete. As we were mixing and pouring this floor, we strategically placed river rock into the wet cement. My son River and his friend Tyler helped me select the rocks from our local creek. We will still have to pour another layer of thin set and place a few more smaller rocks but the pad is really taking shape.
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