How to Measure a Rebate
Getting the right rebate makes fitting your fire surround simple. Watch our step-by-step video guide to fireplace rebates below.
What is a rebate?
Fire surrounds have a space around the inside of the legs and fascia so the surround can fit over your back panel. We call this the rebate.
Without a rebate, a back panel would need to be exactly the same size as the fire surround opening (our measurements C and D), which would make fitting extremely difficult and the result unsatisfactory. With a rebate, the back panel fits behind the fire surround.
Our fire surrounds all come with a 1 inch rebate, plus removable rebate strips that give you a 3 inch rebate. We can alter this if your back panel is a different thickness.
Below is a visual explanation of how to work out the rebate you need, but please call us on 01422 250 723 if you're unsure.
- Work out the rebate by measuring from the wall to the face of the back panel (A).
- Standard granite or marble back panels supplied by us need a 1 inch rebate.
- Unless stated otherwise, all our surrounds come with a 1 inch rebate as standard, which can be increased to 3 inches by removing 6 screws.
- You don't need to tell us if you need a standard 1 or 3 inch rebate.
- If you're fitting to a flat wall, you'll need a rebate of at least 3 inches to leave space for the fire. See our video.
- The arrow points to the gap created by a 1 inch rebate. It runs all the way around the inside of the surround and lets a back panel (as shown above) fit behind the legs.
- The inside of the legs then sits flat on the face of the back panel, and the outside of the legs sits flat to the wall.
- You'd ask for a fire surround without a rebate if you're not fitting a back panel to the wall.
- You'd ask for a non-standard rebate if you're using tiles, or your back panel sits further from or closer to the wall.
- Here the fire surround is shown with a granite back panel in place, going behind the legs of the surround.
- The inside of the legs sits flat against the face of the granite back panel, and the outside of the legs sits flat against the wall.
- Most people don't fit surrounds every day, so it's understandable to find rebates confusing. We deal with them every day and are more than happy to help you every step of the way. Please call us if you're unsure about anything.