Reclaimed Mantel

Dennis,

That is good looking. How is it attached to the bricks?

Have they used the fireplace with the mantel in place? I ask because we had a similar fireplace insert in a former house. We had to use a heat shield that went behind the frame, where the gold trim is. It was a simple angled piece of metal that did a great job of keeping the mantel cooler. However, I think that ours was closer to the top of the insert than this one is.

-- I was walking down the street, something caught my eye, and dragged it 15 feet.

well done Bud!

-- keeping myself entertained

Wow that’s a great mantel.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

We used a mounting device made by Hang Man. It was made to hold a mirror,It was rated for 75 pounds so we used 2 just to be sure.its kind of like the french cleat idea. my son who is an electrician used some masonry mounting screws I have never seen before. we had to rout 2 pockets in the back of the mantel

-- Dennis Trenton Ohio And life is worth the living just because He lives!

Sweet looking mantel.