Wood Mantel Over Brick Fireplace

Learn how to cover your brick fireplace to transform it from dated to modern farmhouse style with stone painted wood and a solid rustic pine mantel.
Wood mantel over brick fireplace. Fireplace shelf model 86026 076 304 99 304 99. This is a fairly simple diy project that you can do with a few common woodworking tools. Set your store to see local availability. Pearl mantels zachary 5 ft.
Natural wood look little river non combustible cap shelf mantel model nc 60 litriver 474 00 474 00. This plan works great with gas or wood fireplaces but can also be used over a wood burning stove. Depending on which you choose and its variety of wood your fireplace refacing supplies can range from less than 1 per foot of board for common 1 thick pine to over 12 per foot of board for. Next was caulk nail screw filler sanding and priming since the crown molding was prefinished cherry wood we made sure the surface was clean and then used zinsser bin shellac primer this primer adheres really well and sands beautifully.
Freestanding wood mantel in smooth white model ashfsmk w 338 87 338 87. Complete guide to building a fireplace mantel. Today i m sharing how we covered up our brick fireplace step by step. It almost looks as if the wood could slide over the brick mantle before the front is attached that covers the brick mantle.
New solid spruce rough hewn mantel 72 in. I may make the length a bit a longer say 4 to 6 on each side and then make the wood sides longer to cover the width so no bricks from the mantle would show. Additional corbels were added and a board for the mantel top was cut to sit on top of the crown molding and to fit around the brick. Make this solid one piece looking rustic mantel for right around 40.