We needed a recess for cast iron frame to sit into, so had to make cut into new plasterboard. As this recess is not deep enough to take a traditional fire back, we tiled rear of fireplace where it sits on wall with 4 inch black tiles with black grout, and placed granite hearth in place. Hubby then had to cleverly craft two new legs for base of surround as this was too short to sit on hearth once in place on tiled fireplace. Once these additional legs were stained and waxed and fixed in place, we bought an electric fire with coals effect for glow feature only (no heat).
