Using a limestone mantel with a stove

Browsing through many fireplace brochures, you will often see stoves in a lovely room set, complete with a surround, hearth and a stove burning away. These images are designed to give customers a view of what this could look like in their home. Quite often they are pictured with a mantel and, in particular, a limestone mantel, because at the moment, limestone is the choice material to have a fire surround in.
What our customers do not always understand is the fact that all limestone mantels have a rebate on them, meaning they can’t simply be fitted to a flat wall around the opening of the fireplace without the use of some granite or slate slips or, indeed, our limestone closure strips.
The reason for this is the inside legs are shorter by up to 75mm to allow for the fitting of the cast iron fireplaces we sell and this needs to be taken into consideration when ordering a mantel for use around a stove.
One of the most effective ways is to have some slips cut matching the hearth material so you can then use them to match the perfect opening dimensions around the fire.

If you are unsure, please contact us here at Castfireplaces we are here to help.