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
traditionally refers to the floor of a fireplace on which a blaze is built Today it is used to refer to all the devices and equipment used in connection with the fireplace and stove industry
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
traditionally refers to the floor of a fireplace on which a blaze is built Today it is also used to refer to all the devices and equipment used in connection with the fireplace and the stove industry
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
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"
The noncombustible surface protecting the floor from the fireplace opening Usually 20 deep and extending on each side of the opening Not required by code on some gas fireplaces Can be raised or flush with floor Usually made of same material as the surround