Slate is a lovely matt black material to use for fireplace hearths & is ideal for anyone looking for a dark background colour without the gloss effect associated with black granite and marble. In the UK, Welsh slate has always been used to manufacture fireplace hearths. In modern times, slate is also imported from other European countries such as Germany, Italy, France
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Cheap Welsh slate fire hearths
1. Welsh slate is an elegant material that is often not the affordable to many homeowners with a modest budget when purchased through conventional high street retail showrooms. Online, manufactures such as Creative Fireplaces have distinct cost advantages and are able to offer our customers large savings by supplying direct from our Nottinghamshire factory and cutting out the middleman in the process
2. Slate is available in two main finishes. Honed slate is a matt black consistent background colour, where as Riven slate has gentle indentations running through the material. Honed slate is an ideal material to specify if you’re looking for a dark matt background colour. Riven slate is much more rustic and for that reason often used for traditional wood burning models
3. Solid fuel slate hearths need to be cut and rejoined into sections to create expansion joints and allow the heat to disperse. If the slate hearth is not cut into sections (assuming its being used with a solid fuel fire), then the hearth will crack in due course as the material is not strong enough to withstand the extreme temperatures generated by solid fuel fires
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