Faux Wood Mantel Cover. HOW TO CREATE A FAUX BIRCHWOOD INSERT FOR A FIREPLACE MANTEL. Faux Wood Fireplace Mantel Features.
If you buy a longer board its easiest to cut them off of that so they match in thickness. Sep 17 2020 - Explore Lee Ann Johnsons board Wooden mantel on Pinterest. We slid the mantel onto the cleats and drilled in a few screws through the top of the mantel into the cleats.
This is a fairly simple DIY project that you can do with a few common woodworking tools.
Nail gun nails. If you buy a longer board its easiest to cut them off of that so they match in thickness. The hand-painted lightweight composite mantel is simple to install over a woodblock securely attached to studs in any fireplace or wall. If you look at the above photo you can see that the first thing I did was figure out how tall I wanted the fireplace surround to be.
