Levels of Quality, Sizes, Edges, and Joining Systems. Shaw classifies its floors as Good, Better, Best, and Superior. Most floors fall in the Better or Best categories, with some floors falling into both categories at once (doubling the wear layer thickness bumps a product up to the Best level).
If your shelf projects 1 1/2 inches or less, there must be at least six inches between the top of the fireplace and the mantel. Any parts of the mantel that project more than 1 1/2 inches must be at least 12 inches from the top of the fireplace.
A modern take on my type of home/fireplace would have the hearth flush with the floor, or perhaps a floating slab hearth. Also, 8 is way too short to serve as additional seating, so I would think 12 would be, as well. 15 seems a reasonable sitting height.he fireplace guys came today to install the firebox and place it on a box 10 inches high as per our morning instructions regarding the future hearth height.