Framing A Fireplace Surround

Then there was a lot of adding decorative trim to the fireplace.

Framing a fireplace surround.

Determine the size of your boxes by measuring the distance from the brick to the edge of the mantel and then from the mantel to the floor. The surround may be a single piece or it may come in up to five pieces. Next he covered up the mantle and the sides of the fireplace with ripped 1 6 poplar boards to fit. 2 x 3 x 8 spruce studs 12 frame and base 3 4 x 4 x 8 maple 1 mantel 3 4 x 8 x 8 maple 2 mantel 3 8 x 4 x 8 drywall 2 surround 1 2 x 4 x 8 spruce plywood 1 base drywall tape drywall screws premixed drywall compound grout colored premixed mortar stone desk screw drywall.

Attach the surround to. He also added 1 4 poplar boards to picture frame the planks above the mantle. It is really up to you how you want to trim out your fireplace. Materials crown molding trim 2x4 board paint 1x12 boards fireplace kit wood putty finish nails masonry screws primer.

Our boxes measure 53 1 4 tall x 6 wide x 7 deep. In this video i complete the framing around the fireplace make the final connections vent and gas then conduct a test of the fireplace. Watch the next e. To build the side columns for the new surround use mdf to construct two rectangular boxes with open backs.

Nail horizontal lengths of lath directly into the wall s framing on the front of the fireplace overlapping each piece 2 inches or more and spacing the nails 6 inches apart.