Repairing the hearth in front of the fire in Cutler Bay
We keep hearth repair separate from firebox work and from the room flooring, so each decision is clear.
- Owned and run locally
- Available for same-day service
- Fully licensed and insured
- Family owned and run
Clues that the hearth has moved
- Cracks running across several tiles
- White powder on hearth bricks
- A raised hearth that flexes when sat on
- Loose bricks along the hearth border
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The steps of a hearth repair
Flush hearths and raised hearths
A hearth extension can sit flush with the room floor or stand above it as a raised platform. Brick industry guidance describes both, noting that a raised hearth brings the fire closer to eye level and can double as seating.
Each type fails in its own way. Flush hearths tend to crack with the floor around them. Raised hearths tend to loosen at their edges and corners, where people step and sit. We look at the type you have and plan the repair around the stresses it actually takes.
Workmanship warranty on the hearth repair
Our workmanship warranty covers the hearth repair we carry out: the surface we laid or reset and the base work we did. It does not stretch to parts of the hearth or floor we did not touch, or to damage from heavy impacts afterwards.
We explain those terms when the job is done. Where the repair left an older section in place by agreement, the record says so, which keeps any later question simple to answer. File the written record of the work beside the fireplace manual, and the covered work stays easy to point to.
Hearth protection in front of a wood insert
A wood insert sits in the fireplace opening and often projects forward over the hearth. Its manual sets the floor protection needed in front of it, which may be larger than the fireplace's original hearth.
If you have an insert, bring its manual or tell us the model. We check the hearth against the insert's requirements as well as the fireplace's. Where the hearth falls short, extending it is priced as a separate item, and the insert itself stays with its own service.
Building out a hearth that is too short
Where a hearth extension is too small for its fireplace, extending it adds noncombustible floor where the rules call for it. The new section needs the same kind of base and support as the rest.
We plan how the extension will join the existing hearth and how its finish will match or contrast. We also plan how the room floor will be cut back and finished at the new edge. The estimate shows the extension, the floor edge work and any finish choices as separate lines.
Hearth work written up line by line
- Crack pattern read and recorded
- Metal hearth strips where the manual requires
- Dust kept near the work area
- Workmanship warranty on the hearth work
Common questions about hearth extensions
Do you repair raised hearths as well as flush ones?
Yes. Raised hearths tend to loosen at the edges and corners where people sit and step, while flush ones crack with the floor around them. We check how the top is fixed to the platform and price edge and corner work by section.
What does the written record say after a hearth repair?
It notes what was replaced on the surface, the work carried out beneath it, the materials used and their source, and any setting time still running. It also lists what we saw but did not touch.
Do you handle the flooring around the hearth too?
Only the edge where the hearth meets the floor, when that is named in the scope. Damage further into the room floor is its own item or a job for a flooring installer. The estimate states where our work stops.
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Chimney & Fireplace Brands We Work With
DuraVent 
Olympia Chimney and Venting 
Copperfield Chimney Supply 
Rutland 
Heatilator 
Heat & Glo