That part of the foor directly in front of the fireplace, and the floor inside the fireplace on which the fire is built. It is made of fire-resistant masonry.
It is a term given to that part of the floor of a fireplace of stone where the fire is laid.
An area in front of a fireplace which is usually made of brick, cement, or stone
A place on a house floor where the fire is. Used for cooking, warmth and light.
A noncombustible horizontal surface in front of a fireplace; the hearth may be flush with the surrounding floor or raised above it.
the floor of the fireplace, which usually extends away from the wall.
The part of the floor which a fire/fireplace stands on.
The area in front of the fireplace, comprised of marble, tile or some other fireproof material, usually 18\" - 24\" deep
Landing to the fireplace.
a fireplace, often circular and may be unlined, rock or clay-lined, or rock-filled.
Stone or brick floor or a fireplace, often extending out into the room.
Traditionally refers to the floor of a fireplace on which a blaze is built. Now also used to refer to all the devises and equipment used in connection with the fireplace and stove industry.
The name Hestia literally means "hearth" in reference to the hearth fire. The hearth fire provided both heat and cooking in many ancient homes.
The floor of a stone fireplace on which the fire is laid.
the paved or tiled floor of a fireplace on which a fire is made
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"
A carefully constructed pit that was used to contain fire.
A firepit used for cooking, heating, and lighting.
The floor of the oven , usually made of stone, brick or cement.
Usually a sub-surface feature found eroding out of a river or creek bank or in a sand dune - it indicates a place where Aboriginal people cooked food. The remains of a hearth are usually identifiable by the presence of charcoal and sometimes clay balls (like brick fragments) and hearth stones. Remains of burnt bone or shell are sometimes preserved within a hearth.
location where stones remain in place to show where people once built a fire
flat hearths are minimally 2” thick and are either set flush, or just slightly above the floor coverings surface. Eased or Chamfered Edges are best suited for the flat hearths. Pre-sized Raised Chamfered Edge Floor Hearths are included with all Venezia Surround Systems. Alternate Raised Hearths are available as universal returns using the Adjustable Method. A raised hearth is most often used when the firebox is elevated from the floor or as a seat. They are usually 6”-18” high and a variety of nosing details are available such as bullnose, eased, ogee. Copings may also be used as hearths and field cut on site. Venezia has standard system hearths and an adjustable method.
The flat, horizontal surface at the base and in front of the fireplace.
The fireproof area directly in front of a fireplace. The inner or outer floor of a fireplace, usually made of brick, tile, or stone.
The fireproof surface of a fireplace, usually 18 inches wide.
The area directly in front of the opening of the fireplace usually constructed of masonry or other heat resistant material for the purpose of shielding the floor from excessive heat.
The floor of a fireplace or the area immediately in front of it.
The floor of a fireplace that extends into the room for safety purposes.
A fireplace, typically circular and characterized by ash and fire damaged rock.
1. The masonry floor of a fireplace together with an adjacent area of incombustible material that may be a continuation of the flooring in the embrasure or some more decorate surfacing, as tile or marble. See fireplace. 2. An area permanently floored with incombustible material beneath and surrounding a stove.
In a house, the hearth is that part of the chimney where the fire is lit. Before the invention of cooking stoves and ranges, food was cooked in large cauldrons suspended over the fire in the hearth.
The floor of the firebox.
The area in front of the firebox opening which is constructed of non-combustible material.
The fireplace, or other main source of heat in a room. Rooms are often designed around a hearth.
The place where a fire is set upon the ground, in a pit or on stones. These can be detected by geophysical techniques.
The floor area in front of a fireplace, or the actual floor of the fireplace. The hearth is usually constructed of brick, stone or cement.
The bottom of a fireplace.
A small raised masonry floor in front of a fireplace, or under a wood stove, to protect from heat, embers, and/or sparks.
A projection of fire resistant material in front of the fire grate intended to catch any sparks, ash or burning debris from the fire. The hearth typically is made of stone, metal or ceramics.
A place where a fire was deliberately maintained.
The inner floor of a fireplace, usually made of firebrick, stone or tiles.
In common historic and modern usage, a hearth (Her-earth) is a brick- or stone-lined fireplace or oven used for cooking and/or heating. Because of its nature, in historic times the hearth was considered an integral part of a home, often its central or most important feature. This concept has been generalized to refer to a homeplace or household, as in the terms "hearth and home" and "keep the home fires burning."
