Diy Beam Mantle

Diy mantel for a brick fireplace.

Diy beam mantle.

This step is easiest done with two people so grab a helper if you can find. Cut face board length of mantel plus an additional 1 5. Materials needed to hang mantel on brick. How to build a faux wood beam mantel.

They were screwed into a header behind the wall. Sand down the mantel. What better way to add some visual interest than a diy rustic floating beam. Wood beam mantel diy steps cut the top board the length of the mantel.

If you don t have a solid header then make sure you are securing them into the wall studs. In this video i demonstrate how i make rustic barn wood beams out of cheap 1x6 pine boards. Cut the wood to size. In order to achieve the illusion of a single beam or solid piece of wood it s important that the cuts for 3 of.

Do you have the kind of old but stellar mid century house that has a lovely brick fireplace but although you love that original element you can t help feeling like adding a slightly more modern looking piece to the mix might make the space feel a little more updated. In this case i am building a mantel for above my wood stove. Glue and nail the boards in place. Glue and assemble the beam.

Instructions include distressing so you can learn how to make the oak beam look weathered and rustic. This allows seams to be hidden from the front. Our family room mantel was pretty boring. Cut 45 miter cuts at each end on two of your 1x8x6 boards.

You can use a table saw or a chop saw to make 45. I determined my measurements and had my lumber. Age and distress the wood beam. We slid the mantel onto the cleats and drilled in a few screws through the top of the mantel into the cleats.

Rustic and weathered wood beam mantel from sand sisal 04 of 13. Cut side pieces to fit mantel width plus 75 height so that only one seam can be seen from side. First i took my measurements i needed three boards to fit around the existing brackets and two pieces for the ends. We haven t used our fireplace in the 2 years we ve lived here and as much as i complain about the sweltering three digit summers i do love the 70º winters.

Homemade basic rustic faux beam mantel. This diy fireplace mantel project shows you how to build a fireplace surround as well as a mantel. 1 4 s amount needed is dependent upon the project 2 4 s amount needed is dependent upon the project 1 6 s amount needed is dependent upon the project 3 4 plywood i needed two 4 8 sheets 2 1 2 pocket hole screws. Solid beams are expensive and difficult to secure so i made a diy faux beam to fit this underwhelming fireplace.