Everyone obsesses over the facing and debates the material. Very few people considers the bottom right up until it's too late to change. Still, that raised platform or flush floor does a lot: it anchors the whole composition and it handles the practical demands. A projecting platform comes across classic, plus it delivers a place to sit. No step at all comes across clean and modern.As a leading provider of gas fireplaces, we help make the process a pleasure. This guide covers the overlooked detail.Raised or FlushThe base drives the read quietly but significantly. A projecting platform lends the design a classic feel, and it also offers a perch. A floor-level base comes across clean and contemporary, so that the framing float as one plane. Either way, it should relate to the surround above.If you're after classic or contemporary, good design delivers the look you want.Design the Whole HearthLooking to build the base and surround? Be it stone or tile, good design help you get it right. gas fireplace with mantle Contact us today to start the perfect hearth.