I have a stone fireplace with built in white shelves cabinets on either side.
Add mantel to stone fireplace.
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Mantels added to a stone fireplace can be painted to match the home s painting décor or stained and varnished to provide a more cozy and rustic look.
I would like to add a mantel preferable not white and really love your design.
I never thought about hanging my father s guns to the fireplace great idea.
For a wood mantel on a stone fireplace you ll need quite a few materials.
Gather pine boards for the ledger supports and the top and bottom of the mantel.
Now attach the short 2 4 pieces to the 2 4 on the stone with 2 1 2 pocket hole screws and wood glue.
Cut a 1x8 to length and add wood glue to the ends.
Drill a hole in the stone fireplace using a mason drill bit 2.
I love love love your fireplace the mantel and decorating.
If painting wooden mantels must be primed with primmer paint for the best results.
When my husband and i started researching how to attach a wood mantle onto a stone fireplace we had a hard time finding a tutorial that would work for us considering the lack of tools we own and such and therefore i decided right then and there that i needed to type up whatever we ended up.
You ll need wood screws pocket screws wedge anchor bolts drop anchor bolts and a long concrete drill bit.
Fill hole with fuz it liquid nail 4.
Drive in 2 1 2 screws to secure the 2x4 image 2.
Insert the rebar into the hole on the stone and hold in place to allow liquid nail to grab rod 5.
I slid the mantel over the cleat that i built on the stone and drove 2 wood screws from the sides and top of the mantel into the 2 4 s underneath.
How did you add the sconces.
Clamp a 2x4 to the existing mantel and pre drill holes through both pieces of wood image 1.
It s time to hang the mantel now.
Allow to dry for 48 hours before hanging mantel.
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Cut the rebar to size 3.
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Also fill these holes with the same epoxy and quickly sink these into the studs sticking out from the fireplace.
On the back on your wood mantel use a 3 4 inch drill bit to drill holes that will match up with the studs you just installed in the stone fireplace.
Step 3 apply finish to mantel.