Install Fireplace Mantel Over Stone

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Install fireplace mantel over stone.

Contact the olde mill about your custom hollow. Steps for installing a fireplace mantel. But my husband s afraid that heat from the fireplace will mess with it. Put one on each end and the other two splitting center.

Most mantels are placed about 60 above the floor. Drive 1 2in lag screws through each of the studs. Now attach the short 2 4 pieces to the 2 4 on the stone with 2 1 2 pocket hole screws and wood glue. Install a fireplace mantel and add stone veneer facing.

Likewise you want the rods to penetrate about 2 3rds of the depth of the fireplace mantel. We just bought a new 55 inch flat screen tv and i d like to hang it over the fireplace in our family room. A 10 mantel should have 6 67 deep holes. Use these instructions to easily give a fireplace a new mantel as well as a new stone veneer facing.

They attached the corbels with 3 heavy duty wood screws. Mark the grout line that is closest to the desired height. If you don t have a laser level be sure to make sure the corbels are flush and level with the mantel with a regular level. This can be done by cutting the 2x4 material with a miter saw to the dimensions of the mantel.

Locate the studs behind the brick stone or faux veneer. Determine the height of the mantel. The legs of the mantel will likely need to be cut to fit the height of the fireplace. It s time to hang the mantel now.

I slid the mantel over the cleat that i built on the stone and drove 2 wood screws from the sides and top of the mantel into the 2 4 s. How to install a wood mantel on a stone fireplace. Start by assembling a cleat that will be mounted on the face of the fireplace to accept the mantel. When installing a wood mantel on a stone fireplace make sure to add a scribe or wooden beam to the fireplace.

Place marks on the grout line every 16. The olde mill s founder and leader richard ourso shows you how to install a hollow floating fireplace mantel. This is what you ll attach the wooden mantel to instead of trying to nail a bunch of wooden boards into stone. Make sure those marks are level centered and extend far enough to cover the mantel s length.

In general it is good to have the support rods go completely though the backing studs. Determine the height of the mantle on the brick fireplace. How to apply stone veneer siding 3 steps.