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How do you get the hearth slabs on to the base? I am building the Grande and before I build the hearth slabs I looked up the approximate weight. They are incredibly heavy. How did you deal with getting them on top of the base? I don’t think my son and I can lift them …	12	258	November 19, 2025
Various ways to get the hearth slabs in place In looking through the gallery, and pictures of builds, it appears quite a few folks built the slab in place.	25	1219	August 13, 2025
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How do you get the hearth slabs on to the base?

I am building the Grande and before I build the hearth slabs I looked up the approximate weight. They are incredibly heavy. How did you deal with getting them on top of the base? I don’t think my son and I can lift them …