A) Opening Width (Left to Right).If Your Fireplace Is Surrounded by Rough Stone (Opposed

Job Name: ______Date: ______

A / Opening Width / ______/ H / Hearth Width / ______
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C / Opening Height
Rear Width / ______
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J / Hearth Height Lintel Depth / ______
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D / Rear Height / ______/ K / To Mantle Leg / ______
E / Bottom Depth / ______/ L To Mantle Breast ______
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G / Top Depth
Hearth Depth / ______
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N Mantle Breast Depth ______

A) Opening Width (left to right).If your fireplace is surrounded by rough stone (opposed to smooth stone such as brick, granite, etc), please give the width measurement at the narrowest point(s). Another wards, measure between the stones which project into the front opening width of the fireplace opening the furthest. (see example below)

B) OpeningHeight (top to bottom).

C) Rear Width at inside rear of fireplace (which is often smaller than the front opening width)

D) Rear Height. This is one of the most crucial measurements shown at the top and bottom of the measurement sheet. At the bottom of the measurement sheet, the view is a sideways view as if you were looking sideways into the fireplace. Therear height measurementismeasuredfromthecenter rear bottom of the fireplace...up to the point of where the back wall starts to angle or curve towards the front. In rare occasions, the back wall of the fireplace may not curve or angle at all. However, mostmasonry fireplaces do. Please note that it would not be unusual forsome masonry fireplaces to start curving or angling just a few inches up from the floor. However, more common is that the angle or curve starts at about 12" to 16" up from the floor.

E) Bottom Depth (fromcenter bottom front opening tocenter bottom back)

F)Top Depth This is the other crucial measurement shown at the bottom of the measurement sheet. The purpose of this measurement is to see how far forward the inside of the fireplaceangles or curvesfrom therear bottom to the top front. For this measurement, start from the outsidetopopening of the fireplace and go straight in the with ruler. Do not angle the ruler up or down. The measurement shouldbefrom the outside of the material around the fireplace (brick, stone, etc.) to wherethe rulerhits the back of the fireplace. In most cases where a fireplace doeshave an angle or curve, this measurement will be small than the bottom depth (measurement E).

G) Hearth Depth This is the depth ofthe hearth(the non-combustible material on the floor in front of your fireplace)

H) Hearth Width This is the width ofthe hearth(the non-combustible material on the floor in front of your fireplace)

I) Hearth Height This is the height ofthe hearthif it is not flush to the floor (also known as a raised hearth). The measurement is taken from the floor to the top of the raised hearth.

J) Lintel DepthThe lintel is the metal plate found under the top opening of the fireplace. It supports the stone or brick at the top opening of your masonry fireplace. The measurement required here is from the outside of your facing material (i.e.brick or stone) to the back end of the lintel (furthest into fireplace). In some cases, some people never realized there is a lintelbut you should be able to feel or see it by looking under.

K) Mantle Leg If you have a 3-sided wooden mantle...this is the measurements from the opening of your fireplace to the mantle leg (left and right).

L) Mantle Breast This is the part of the mantle directly underneath the mantle shelf. The measurement is taken from the top of the fireplace opening to the bottom of the mantle breast.

M) Mantle Shelf The measurement is taken from the top of the fireplace opening to the bottom of the mantle shelf.

N) Mantle Breast Depth This is the depth of the mantle breast (the part of the mantle directly underneath the mantle shelf).

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