So, we slid out the old hearth yesterday.....and slid in the new one. Looks beautiful. (I made it as a separate piece, so it can be removed.....good thing) The bad thing is, I used 3/4 inch plywood this time as to have a more solid base so the tiles wouldn't crack under the weight, and NOW....the pipe is too high to meet up with the pipe in the chimney.[img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/c021.gif" border=0]