How To Cover A Brick Fireplace Mantel

It can be as simple as a fresh paint job on unfinished or previously painted brick.

How to cover a brick fireplace mantel.

The wood trim and beige walls add depth and contrast to the room. Lime wash finish. It feels so good to have another project checked off the list at least partially. In general a mantel that extends an average of 1 5 inches outward from the wall should be positioned no closer than 12 inches from the top of the fireplace opening.

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. By covering up the concrete mantel with wood this fireplace got a whole new makeover. Allow the concrete to dry for at least 24 hours then apply a second coat of latex infused thinset. Here s my problem i want to change the red brick on the fireplace but i don t want to paint it nor do i want to permanently reface it.

Add a new royal mantel and boards. The olde mill s founder and leader richard ourso shows you how to install a hollow floating fireplace mantel. More involved fireplace makeovers might incorporate a lightweight masonry product called manufactured veneer stone perfect for do it yourself work. Today i m sharing how we covered up our brick fireplace step by step.

I will surely make the mantel cover to go over my marble mantel but stuck on a temporary cover of the bricks. The farther the mantel. 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. When updating this 1920s bungalow sean and sara martin from open door architecture painted the brick fireplace and mantel wall a greenish shade of gray.

I need something that can be easily removed. Cover an outdated brick fireplace with contemporary tile. I may want to revert back to the natural brick some day. Paint the brick a bright color.

This red brick fireplace was hardly used except for collecting dust and random items. Too textured and. Contact the olde mill about your custom hollow. Once you ve 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.