Diy faux fireplace step 3.
Installing a fake fireplace.
In this video i show in detail how to install a wall mounted electric fireplace onto a wall.
Professional installation and finishing adds 800 to 2 800 or about 2 100 on average bringing your overall cost to install a fireplace at 1 900 to 5 600 these prices are before any veneer hearth or mantel is added.
Finish the installation by screwing the masonry screws into place.
The moldings are a bit more traditional and the dark marble is the perfect accent.
This will make it possible to secure the burner into place with the masonry screws.
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This modern electric fireplace that i designed is easy to build and something you can customize to your taste with any electric fireplace insert and with any.
The fireplace is made by realflame.
Then use a masonry bit to drill holes in the firebox brick.
Check the installation manual to make sure.
Clearances from the fireplace box to surrounding walls and to the wood framing.
Even so there are very specific requirements that your fireplace and vent installation must meet.
On the sides and back and 3 1 2 in.
This cheap faux fireplace complete with a chippy white mantel a brick insert and board and batten allows it to shine and really give the space a cozy feel.
Place the burner in the desired position inside the firebox.
Ours required 1 2 in.
Once the hearth frame base is secure line it up to the center of the wall and nail the back of the frame to the wall to anchor it.
A new gas wood burning electric or masonry fireplace firebox unit costs between 1 100 and 2 800 or about 1 800 on average.