Diy Beam Mantle

In order to achieve the illusion of a single beam or solid piece of wood it s important that the cuts for 3 of.

Diy beam mantle.

This diy fireplace mantel project shows you how to build a fireplace surround as well as a mantel. Homemade basic rustic faux beam mantel. This step is easiest done with two people so grab a helper if you can find. You can use a table saw or a chop saw to make 45.

What better way to add some visual interest than a diy rustic floating beam. To secure the diy wood beam mantel to the wall we needed to screw in a few wood cleats. How to build a faux wood beam mantel. Age and distress the wood beam.

With your trigger clamps. Cut 45 miter cuts at each end on two of your 1x8x6 boards. Rustic and weathered wood beam mantel from sand sisal 04 of 13. 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.

In this case i am building a mantel for above my wood stove. In this video i demonstrate how i make rustic barn wood beams out of cheap 1x6 pine boards. 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.

Sand down the mantel. Glue and nail the boards in place. We slid the mantel onto the cleats and drilled in a few screws through the top of the mantel into the cleats. They were screwed into a header behind the wall.

Cut face board length of mantel plus an additional 1 5. First i took my measurements i needed three boards to fit around the existing brackets and two pieces for the ends. Cut the wood to size. Cut side pieces to fit mantel width plus 75 height so that only one seam can be seen from side.

Wood beam mantel diy steps cut the top board the length of the mantel. Diy mantel for a brick fireplace. Our family room mantel was pretty boring. I determined my measurements and had my lumber.

This diy wood mantel is totally renter friendly easy to complete in an afternoon and easy on the wallet. Materials needed to hang mantel on brick. Glue and assemble the beam. This allows seams to be hidden from the front.