Is a hearth mandatory on a fireplace remodel?

[havasu]

Thanks. It was a fun project.

 

[nealtw]

looks great.

 

[havasu]

I know it has been awhile but since I just received the new mantel yesterday, I wanted to post a pic of the completed job. Since the fireplace is adjacent to the kitchen, we decided to color match the mantel to the color of the kitchen cabinets. I've also posted a before and after photo of the kitchen makeover.

 

[Chris]

Looks great!

 

[oldognewtrick]

Nice job Havasu!

 

[nealtw]

looking good, how do you like the tile floor?

 

[havasu]

I love the tile floor. It is really comfortable in bare feet, too!

 

[slownsteady]

A really dumb question for all of you folks with a TV above fireplace....

Which one do you watch when they're both on??????

 

[havasu]

Where I live, the fireplace is used maybe 5 hours a year. The TV on the other hand, is on maybe 5 hours a day!

 

[nealtw]

The romance of the fireplace likely last long enought to find the TV controller.