How To Remove An Existing Fireplace Mantel
Look for connecting screws and remove them from the mantel or ledger using the drill driver.
How to remove an existing fireplace mantel. Removing any screws or nails will help a fireplace surround or mantel to come away from the wall more easily. How To Refinish A Fireplace Mantel Step 1-Clean the Mantel. Step 2-Strip the Mantel.
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Therefore proceed slowly to avoid cracking or damaging the bricks or wall to which the mantel is attached. There is even one that is made from an old headboard. If the existing mantel is oversized depending on how it was installed you may be able to disassemble it.
The ledger is a connecting board screwed or bolted to the wall. The most expensive remodel Parko did was for 12000 which included bookcases hidden drawers and a mantel leg that concealed a shotgun. Clean your home thoroughly to get rid of debris and dust.
How to remove a granite stone fireplace mantel with a drill chisel and hammer. Be sure to work in small sections in order to protect the integrity of the stone wall. Clean the existing mantel by removing anything you have on display.
Faux paint stones over the existing granite slab to disguise the granite line left by the old mantel. Insert a pry bar behind the mantel and pry it off. Chip off the masonry around stone or brick corbels using a cold chisel and masonry hammer.