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MANTLE
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> Why changing your fireplace mantles |
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People replace fireplace mantles for a number of reasons. Perhaps they want to change the look of their old and weary fireplace or perhaps they have a mantle that is broken and needs to be replaced. No matter what the reason, replacing the mantle on your fireplace will make a huge difference in the appearance.
If you want to replace your existing fireplace, you will need
tools such as a drilling hammer, combination square, wrench, chisel,
pencil, claw back hammer, bucket, drill and bits, nail gun, pry bar,
leveller, putty knife, trowel, 5-in-1 painter's tool, gloves and
goggles, the new mantle, mortar, concrete brick, 2 x 2 board, and
two lag bolts and sleeves. Before you get started in putting up your
new mantle, always put on your safety goggles.
If you have an existing mantle, use the pry bar and hammer to remove
it. Once disassembled, you want to seal the holes where the mounting
blocks were with the old mantle. This will help restore a weather
tight wall. You then need blocks to fill the openings. Using the
chisel, chip out some of the old mortar should the brick be too
large for the opening.
Next, spread some of the mortar around the edge of that opening and
insert a replacement brick. You then want to mortar around the brick
until all of the holes have been plugged. Take the 2 x 2 ledger
board and with a leveller and pencil, mark where the two mounting
points are. This is where the board crosses the existing mortar
joints. Before going on, make sure the board is completely level.
You will then drill two holes through the 2 x 2 board, holding it in
position and marking the mounting points on the masonry joints. You
then need to change your bit to a masonry bit and drill the
appropriate holes for the lag screws. Insert the lag sleeves into
those holes and position the ledger board. Once again, you want to
make sure everything is level again. Once you are sure that it is,
tighten the board into the wall using the lag screws and the wrench.
Now you want to position your new fireplace mantle over the ledger
board and nail it to the board. If you have a powerful nail gun as
suggested in the list of tools, the job will be extremely easy. Once
the mantle is in place, you are ready to start adding accessories to
make the appearance what you want it to be.
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