Diy Fireplace Mantel Legs

Rip the side wall pieces for the mantel legs.

Diy fireplace mantel legs.

Apr 5 2013 explore terry genovese s board diy mantels followed by 193 people on pinterest. The legs and breastplate of a fireplace mantel make up the skeleton of the unit. The breast plate is the middle piece that is located above the firebox in between the legs and beneath the mantel shelf. A diy fireplace mantel update for a very narrow mantel using a piece of pine.

Easy diy wood fireplace mantel. This build was made in two parts with the legs separating fr. How to build a fireplace mantel from a blossoming life. Now that you have the structure it s time to get down to the finer details.

Measure and cut backing cleats for the legs. Cut the breast plate to the dimensions of your own custom mantel. Sep 15 2013 explore paola terrazas s board diy mantel on pinterest. See more ideas about diy mantel diy fireplace fireplace mantels.

When attaching to tile marble use construction adhesive since you can t nail the mantel through tile. First part of a series detailing how i made a simple shaker style fireplace mantel and surround. Unwrap the mantel legs and insert the leg pins into the top assembly holes as shown in figure 1. Depending on the location of the framing the cleats for the legs can be vertical or horizontal.

Diy fireplace with stone amp. This diy fireplace mantel plan takes you through each step of picking out the lumber measuring and cutting the wood assembling the mantel adding a stain finish and then finally hanging it up. A circular saw will help cut the pieces of the crown molding down to size. See more ideas about diy mantel diy fireplace diy fireplace mantel.

Using a nail gun attach the breast plate to the wall. You need to apply crown molding to the top of the mantel beginning at the breastplate. We are moving right along with our projects. The lazare mantel is clean classic and tailored shown here from fireplace mantel legs instructions to build this fireplace mantel with built in from fireplace mantel legs reclaimed wood fireplace wall place from fireplace mantel legs.

I still have 500 going at once and my house is currently a disaster zone but we are making progress. On our fireplace we used both techniques. Cut the leg face pieces to length and rip them to width.