How to Lay Tile on a Fireplace HearthDear Tim: My wife and I want to remodel the dated fireplace inour living room. We recently put...carter, tim
There are many places to purchase a fireplace. Hearth specialty shops, hardware and furniture stores, online, lumber yards, the big box stores or maybe on eBay. But all fireplaces and those selling them, arenotcreated equal. If you’re planning to add a gas fireplace to your home, we can...
Learning how to build a brick hearth will allow you to do a quick makeover in any room that contains a fireplace or a wood stove. The purpose of a brick hearth is to protect your floor from any errant embers that could burn your food or carpet. Bricks can simply be laid down in row...
Their biggest downside is aesthetic since it’s hard to make an electric fire look like a real fire. Gas fireplaces do need a chimney or some exhaust pipe. To create a cheery fire, you can use gas to start a wood fire and then turn the gas off. Gas fireplaces give off a lot of ...
Gas fireplaces require a proper, fireproofhearthand ventilation directly to the outdoors. If you have your heart set on a gas corner fireplace, we highly recommend having a professional contractor do the work to make sure everything is up to code. ...
When it comes to the fireplace mantle and hearth, clean them using a vacuum dust brush. If you have a shop vac, you may wish to use this here instead of your regular household vacuum. Use your vacuum attachment to get into all nooks and crannies of the stonework, the ledge of the man...
Transform the look of a brick or stone fireplace by removing its dated metal surround. Learn how to update your fireplace with this simple step.
Our contractor, Mike, let us borrow his rubbing stone to take the sharp edges off the flagstone and make it a little safer for the kids. Originally we had planned to use mortar to attach the flagstone to the hearth, but when he saw how heavy this stone was it was pretty clear it ...
Setting up a regular cleaning schedule for your fireplace will reduce the amount of effort, cost, and material it would cost you if you wait for the thorough cleaning process. Make it a regular part of your fall maintenance checklist to clean your chimney and get it ready for the cold weat...
Primer is so important to make sure your fireplace paint holds up over time. Don’t skip this step. Primer helps to create a smooth and even surface for the paint to adhere to, and it also seals the surface, preventing any stains from bleeding through the paint. ...