Building Out A Fireplace Wall

I also added a chunky wood mantel like layla s but without the corbels.

Building out a fireplace wall.

We built a frame much like a small wall and attached it to the studs on the wall. The fireplace in our new home is flush to the wall not built out at all. If you are building a new home and still in framing or hopefully haven t broken ground yet this article is for you. I wanted to leave a little bit because i was afraid the fireplace would look lost if i didn t since my wall was so larger.

Thanks for all of your sweet comments on my fireplace makeover reveal yesterday. Often the fireplace wall is adjacent to a wall with large two story windows and that complicates the living room layout even further. If you came to my house to see the fireplace in person you and i would. I decided to bump out the fireplace surround a bit like layla but not extend it all the way to the fireplace like she did.

We d love to rip out the existing mantel it s not our style do built in shelves on the sides and a wood stone surround and mantel but don t know how to bring the fireplace box itself further out from the wall in order to achieve this. Oct 30 2020 explore cecilie starin s board fireplace wall followed by 309 people on pinterest. I wanted to hug all of your necks. The number of feet you calculate will be the best size of the opening in inches for your fireplace.

The second wall gives the fireplace dimension. One we had wall one secured to the exterior wall we started building our second wall. I apologize for the inconsistent framing of the video i wasn t aware that i was f. It was basically a big box with studs every 16 inches on center.

See more ideas about fireplace fireplace wall house interior. So if your. Measure the width and length of your room then add those measurements together. Quick video showing the major steps followed to build a fireplace tv wall.