OK guys, I'm getting a Vermont Castings woodstove in the new house. I want a raised hearth about 3'x4' to set it on. I figure about 14" or 16" or so. As I don't want to put a bottom heat shield on the stove, i can't have any combustable materials too close.
Here's my plan:
Use concrete blocks like used for foundation walls to build a perimiter wall. Then fill in the center with more concrete blocks. All will be mortered in place. Then fasten a piece of concrete backer board over the top. Ready for tile!
The concrete board will be fastened down with tapcon screws.
What do you think?