A hearth encompass provides crisp strains and a completed look to any kind of hearth—wood-burning, gasoline, gel, and even fake fireplaces. Constructing this DIY fire encompass takes only a few hours. That is as a result of it makes use of one-by-four and one-by-six boards, eliminating difficult lengthwise board cuts. Solely finish cuts with a miter noticed are wanted.
Earlier than You Start
Two slender vertical items kind the edges of the encompass and one vast horizontal piece rests on prime. Primarily three-sided hole packing containers, these items connect to the wall with a easy hidden cleat system. After these items are established, the remaining is simply trim work. Skinny trim, utilized to the face, serves two functions: to cowl board seams and to embellish the encompass.
This DIY encompass is endlessly adaptable with any type of trim you need: corbels, crown molding, plinth blocks, rosettes, and extra. An ideal fire encompass is one that enhances the period and aesthetic of the house.
Security Issues
As a result of wooden is flamable, hearth code specifies minimal distances between the sting of the fireside opening and the inside fringe of the encompass. “Woodwork, comparable to wooden trim, mantels, and different flamable materials shall not be positioned inside 6 in. (152 mm) of a hearth opening.” For this venture, which means that the facet items will keep 6 inches away from the sting of the firebox.
“Flamable materials above and projecting greater than 1-1/2 in. (38 mm) from a hearth opening shall not be positioned lower than 12 in. (305 mm) from the highest of the fireside opening. “For this venture, the highest horizontal piece will venture 5-1/2 inches from the wall, so will probably be mounted 12 inches from the highest of the firebox.
What You will Want
Tools / Instruments
- Electrical miter noticed
- Cordless drill
- Countersink bit
- Electrical nailer
- Eye and listening to safety
- 3 bar clamps
Supplies
- 4 one-by-fours, every 8 toes lengthy
- 4 one-by-sixes, every 8 toes lengthy
- 2 plinth blocks, every 5 inches vast
- Primer
- Inside paint
- Wooden glue
- 2-inch screws
- Trim, 1-inch vast
Directions
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Minimize the Wooden
Minimize the items of wooden as follows:
Sort of Wooden Size – Every Piece Amount Objective Piece # One-by-four 39 inches 6 Aspect items A One-by-four 36 inches 2 Cleats for facet items B One-by-six 60 inches 3 Prime piece C One-by-six 60 inches 1 Cleat for prime piece D One-by-six 7 inches 2 Finish caps for prime piece E Assemble the Aspect Items
Lay one 39-inch one-by-four (A) flat on a piece desk. Apply a skinny bead of wooden glue to its lengthy edges. Lay two extra 39-inch items (A) towards the sides of the primary piece. Tack the 2 items in place with the nailer. Flip the meeting upside-down, Wipe any extra glue off of the seams. Bar-clamp the facet piece and test once more for extra glue. Repeat for the opposite facet piece.
Assemble the Prime Piece
Construct the highest piece equally to the facet items. Lay one 60-inch one-by-six (C) flat and apply wooden glue to the sides. Lay two extra 60-inch items (C) towards the sides, tack into place, flip over, and safe with the bar clamps.
Connect the Aspect Cleats
Connect one cleat (B) to the precise facet of the fireside. The sting of the cleat have to be 6 inches away from the sting of the opening and it have to be vertical. Drill 4 pilot holes within the cleat. Then use the countersink bit to create recesses for the pilot holes. Screw into place with the 2-inch screws. Repeat for the left facet.
Dry-Match the Aspect Items to the Cleats
Slip the facet items over the cleats. Slide the facet items into their eventual positions. Tack every bit briefly in place with a end nail however don’t connect but.
Place the Prime Cleat
Slip the highest cleat (D) into the again of the highest piece. The match possible will probably be tight. Ensure that the cleat is even backward and forward. Then, relaxation the highest piece on prime of the facet items. If the positioning for all items seems right, mark the place of the highest cleat on the wall. You can see the highest cleat from the open sides of the highest piece.
Connect the Prime Cleat
Take away the highest cleat from the again of the highest piece. Connect the cleat to the wall, utilizing your pencil marks for steerage.
Connect the Prime and Aspect Items to the Cleat
Connect the highest piece to the cleat. Ensure that the underside of this piece meets the tops of the facet items. Completely nail all items in place by nailing from the facet into the cleats.
Connect the Finish Caps to the Prime Piece
Add a skinny bead of wooden glue to the ends of the highest piece. Then nail the 2 7-inch finish caps (E) in place.
Connect the Trim to the Encompass
- Plinth blocks: Nail the 2 plinth blocks onto the facet items on the very backside.
- Aspect trim: Measure the gap between the highest of the plinth blocks and the underside of the highest piece. Minimize 4 items of 1-inch trim to size and connect them to the facet piece to cowl the seams.
- Prime trim: Create an image frame-style trim meeting by mitering 4 items of trim at 45-degree angles and nailing to the entrance of the highest piece. This can cowl all board seams.
Prime and Paint
With a brush, prime the DIY fire encompass, then cowl with two or extra coats of inside paint.
When to Name a Skilled
This DIY fire encompass is designed to be primary and straightforward to construct. For surrounds that require difficult trim work, name a end carpenter.
