Peerless Making A Mantle
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Making a mantle. How to Create a Fireplace Mantel Step 1. Mantles are usually 60 inches off the floor. I will surely make the mantel cover to go over my marble mantel but stuck on a temporary cover of the bricks.
They look a bit ridiculous but I kind of love them. Place a drop cloth on the floor around the hearth to catch falling soot and debris. Edge Glued Pine Board length will depend on mantel size 14 Pine Trim Board length will depend on mantel size Pencil.
Place the mantel over the cleat and secure the mantel to the cleat using wood screws. With a tape measure mark a line 60 above the floor. So lots of new experiences were involved in making this.
It was my first time making anything like this and also my first time attempting dagged edges. Mark your holes on the brick avoiding any grout lines. Locate and loosen the.
Position the 2x4. First we removed the bottom trim pieces around the original mantel. Secure the cleat to the wall using Tapcon screws.
Use a hammer drill to pre-drill into the brick. 2 legs and 1 crossbeam. This mantle also has a liripipe which is a long tailed hood.