Wood Framing Around A Fireplace

Make sure all wood framing and lath are at least 2 inches away from the firebox opening as required by code.

Wood framing around a fireplace.

Masonry fireplaces don t have a gap to cover but a surround can still be used for decoration. Tape thin plywood or cardboard to floor around hearth to protect floor from scratches and debris. Watch the next e. A fireplace surround is the metal frame around the fireplace opening.

This is a good time to consider building or buying a new mantel. On fireplace inserts the surrounds hide the gap between the insert and the edge of the fireplace. Framing a fireplace is commonly done when using gas or electric fireplaces. You have many choices in placing this type of fireplace and how you want it to look.

How to frame a fireplace. Slate pavers or mortared stones are another stone choice a rustic mortared stone fireplace might extend all the wall up the wall over the chimney breast and enclose the firebox. Step 3 remove old hearth photo by brian wilder. Old wood burning fireplaces may have decorative colored marble or more ornate panels of malachite or lapis lazuli surrounding the opening.

In this video i complete the framing around the fireplace make the final connections vent and gas then conduct a test of the fireplace.