I’m planning to install a direct vent gas fire place in a finished basement family room against a drywalled and FG insulated exterior wall, and have raised hearth. It will be faced with a cultured stone veneer to clad the hearth which will project about 6†in front of the fireplace. The fireplace will then be clad with the cultured stone on the front and sides to a height of 56†to support a wood mantle. the cultured stone will rise to enclose a chase for the vent to the outside. My question is: The basement floor, (poured concrete) is finished in wall to wall broadloom with under pad. My intuition says that the base box for the fireplace to sit on should be on the concrete floor. I’m reluctant to cut the carpet to allow for the base, as I assume it’s stretched. Can I build directly on the broadloom? In the collective wisdom of the group, how do I resolve this problem?
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“ I’ve cut this piece three times and it’s still to short !!â€
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>Can [Should] I build directly on the broadloom?
No.
In terms of what to do with the carpet, cut it, build your structure, have a carpet installer re-stretch it in the new configuration.
Edited 1/11/2006 11:07 am ET by CloudHidden
Bad idea. Carpet has to be removed.
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