Diy Wood Mantel On Brick Fireplace

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Diy wood mantel on brick fireplace. With just two hours a common board and a few tools you can build this fireplace. For me that meant staining our fireplace white beforehand. Board 1 1 4 inch brad nails wood glue stain and finish. How to build a floating mantel or shelf.

Materials needed common board we used 6 x10 trigger clamps 16 gauge finishing nails if you have a nail gun or 6d 1 5 finish nails with nail set. Rustic and weathered. Use wood glue and finishing nails to attach the two boards together. Two hour wood beam fireplace mantle.

Diy mantel for a brick fireplace do you have the kind of old but stellar mid century house that has a lovely brick fireplace but although you love that original element you can t help feeling like adding a slightly more modern looking piece to the mix might make the space feel a little more updated. This fireplace mantel plan takes a dull stone fireplace and adds a fresh coat of paint and a live. Circular saw or mitre saw wood stain i used this stain foam brush and rag to apply stain. You can install your mantel right on the wall but mine was.

Cut a board to size to fill the gap on the bottom of the mantel. Boards 1 1 x 10 x 6 ft. 2 1 x 6 x 8 ft. Attach with wood glue and finishing nails.

Cut this board to the length of your mantel. Instructions cut the 10 boards to the appropriate length.