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Hi, I’m inserting a wood burner insert and placing cultured stone over the existing fireplace. MY QUESTION IS CAN i REMOVE THE EXISSTING HEARTH WITHOUT DAMAGING THE FIREPLACE WALL? I would like to install new hearth stones but if I go on top of existing hearth I won’t have the clearance I need for wood burner. Your input is greatly appreciated.

Hearth is the brick to the right in one photo.