How To Cover An Existing Fireplace Mantel

This fireplace mantel cover is similar in looks to our standard mantel but is made to fit over existing obstacles such as bricks stones brick corbels existing mantel etc that do not exceed 3 in depth or height.

How to cover an existing fireplace mantel. MN Mom on Feb 04 2016 Exactly what I did. You can cover a brick fireplace with stone veneer. To achieve a whitewashed effect Tasha from Kaleidoscope Living cut the white paint with water to thin it out.

Design your new fire surround as a box section to fit over the old concrete and fix either to the wall or into the old concrete then glue a mantel shelf to the top or screw down if you prefer. The new mantel top board was cut slightly smaller the depth of the boards so the side pieces could be inset in the faux mantel cover. The Devonshire Fireplace Mantel Shelf by Pearl Mantels is available in different finishes and sizes.

A recent trend Ive seen everywhere is to use plaster. We do not use pine or mdf in any of our. Simply wipe the shelf mantel with a dry cloth and lid cleanser.

Start the installation by setting the mantel into place and centering it on the firebox. She then rolled it on with a textured nap roller cover followed by brushwork. If the mantel sits away from the wall add more wood trim to cover the gaps.

Made of solid Pennsylvania hardwood. It should look like this minus the stain I told yall I just get a head of myself sometimes. The box contains nine sheets that can be cut to size.

Its super cheap to do too. One box covers 10 square feet. Once youve exposed the raw masonry mix up a batch of thinset concrete and spread it over the surface of the brick using a broad flat hand trowel.