The Hearth - installing a hearth for the stove

The stove needs a non- combustible hearth to stand on in case a spark or log should happen to drop out when the door is open. The current building regulations have stipulations for the adequate size in relation to the hearth and the thickness can only be 12mm if the stove temperature down towards the hearth does not exceed 100 deg. c. The building regulations do not actually apply to the stove installation in a summerhouse situation but I would suggest sticking as close to the recommendations for safe distances contained in Approved Document J,  as much as possible. This document is available as a free download so it is worth having a look at.
Materials for the hearth can vary and the modern trend is for a glass hearth which looks amazing but is a little pricey!

Glass hearths look amazing but prices start at about £90

Other options are slate     or

Tiles

or even an old paving slab will suffice, just as long as it is non-combustible and extends to the front and sides of the stove. The hearth can be fixed with screws or some kind of cartridge adhesive.

Morso stove with a round fronted glass hearth

For this summerhouse Mercurius chose a nat

One pc. square natural slate hearth 600mm x 600mm