Diy Beam Mantle

Homemade basic rustic faux beam mantel.

Diy beam mantle.

If you don t have a solid header then make sure you are securing them into the wall studs. Our family room mantel was pretty boring. To secure the diy wood beam mantel to the wall we needed to screw in a few wood cleats. I determined my measurements and had my lumber.

Age and distress the wood beam. They were screwed into a header behind the wall. Materials needed to hang mantel on brick. We slid the mantel onto the cleats and drilled in a few screws through the top of the mantel into the cleats.

In order to achieve the illusion of a single beam or solid piece of wood it s important that the cuts for 3 of. How to build a faux wood beam mantel. Instructions include distressing so you can learn how to make the oak beam look weathered and rustic. Diy mantel for a brick fireplace.

Glue and nail the boards in place. Cut side pieces to fit mantel width plus 75 height so that only one seam can be seen from side. In this case i am building a mantel for above my wood stove. 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.

Cut 45 miter cuts at each end on two of your 1x8x6 boards. With your trigger clamps. In this video i demonstrate how i make rustic barn wood beams out of cheap 1x6 pine boards. Wood beam mantel diy steps cut the top board the length of the mantel.

Cut the wood to size. Sand down the mantel. This diy wood mantel is totally renter friendly easy to complete in an afternoon and easy on the wallet. Glue and assemble the beam.

You can use a table saw or a chop saw to make 45. This step is easiest done with two people so grab a helper if you can find. 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. What better way to add some visual interest than a diy rustic floating beam.

Rustic and weathered wood beam mantel from sand sisal 04 of 13. This diy fireplace mantel project shows you how to build a fireplace surround as well as a mantel. This allows seams to be hidden from the front. Solid beams are expensive and difficult to secure so i made a diy faux beam to fit this underwhelming fireplace.