DIY Wood Stove Concrete Hearth - Part 1

Part 1 of a series of videos showing the steps on how to make your own concrete wood stove hearth. You must check with your local codes on the required setbacks and dimensions.

[@nathanielward247]

Hey, thanks for the vid. Did you just lay the hearth directly onto your floating floorboards? Or did you put some sort of protection membrane down before? Thanks

[@riethridge466]

Went right over it. Two winters into it and absolutely zero issues. My initial plan was to cut around it and have the floor free for movement but no issues.

[@buckaroobonzai2909]

It's cool that you did this at a pepsi warehouse.

[@riethridge466]

Haha... Made the project a lot easier!

[@andynichols213]

What concrete did you use?

[@riethridge466]

@@andynichols213 I used regular Quikrete. They also make Quikrete for counter tops, I think it has more Portland Cement in it or something, but I couldn’t find that kind in my town.

[@andynichols213]

@@riethridge466 did it have rock in it

[@riethridge466]

@@andynichols213 has some kind of aggregate in it. Just look it up on their website. I’m sure it’ll say what each kind of cement consists of.