Building Out A Fireplace Wall

Hope this video helped if you too want to build a fireplace.

Building out a fireplace wall.

You ll need just a few supplies and tools to get the job done. We built a frame much like a small wall and attached it to the studs on the wall. Store the firewood for your fireplace in one of these diy firewood racks. To see our inspiration check out the blooming nest blog.

So once the fireplace was framed out and the built in cabinetry installed we had two feet of drywall on the left side of the windows and about 6 visible on the right. The pvc pipe sticking out to the left houses all our tv cords. Step 2 cut the metal lath with a utility knife to fit inside the painter s tape so the dimensions of the fireplace are covered both against the wall and on the floor. I used 1 x 4 pine wood around the tile and mitered it in the corners.

The second wall gives the fireplace dimension. In the first house the plans didn t account for the depth of the fireplace or built ins on the fireplace wall. Actually it s not great. Mark the dimensions of the fireplace against the wall and the footprint of the fireplace on the floor using painter s tape.

This is also a budget project that you can do for just 50 and in a few hours time. I did have to run the wood through my table saw to thin it out just a hair so that it was the same thickness as the tile. Building a fireplace mantel is a great beginner building project that anyone can handle. Cut out wood to extend the fireplace hearth.