Faux stone fireplace surround needs an update. Help!
Reece C
6 years ago
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Comments (10)Here we go. I used your tile, well, because it was easier to do so since it was already angled correctly. The program I use has no way to reshaping things. While drawing it, I decided I'd like the wall above the fireplace angled too, so I did what I could to make it look that way. The program I use MS Paint, so there's only so much one can do. I've yet to get Power Point added to see if I like that better. In real life you could use smaller tiles on the side (here it would be leaving off the narrow tiles if it works with code for the fireplace, I don't know about gas, we have wood burning) to allow for a wider wood surround....See MoreChips in faux stone fireplace - what binder? How?
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Comments (12)To my eye the fireplace does not have attractive proportions. The hearth is too wide and and overly deep for its height, the wood box is too small, the ceiling trim too bulky, mantle too large and too high. And the doorway looks squashed in beside it. No amount of whitewashing or painting is is going to change any of that. The good news is that it looks like the stone isn't boulders stacked up like some of the photos people have posted above. I think it's rock veneer, flat pieces of rock stuck to a cement/wire mesh base. If it's veneer, you should be able to see that from the side. Can you stand by the round mirror and take a picture for us? Veneer can be removed relatively easily by someone with experience and the right tools. Then you can have the room you want. You can shorten the hearth and put the TV to the left of the fireplace which would look much better than above it. Now is the time to do it, when you're re-doing the floor. If not, be sure to keep a box of the flooring for later if you want to remove or shorten the hearth and need to fill in the floor. My house also had an overpowering stone fireplace and the best thing we ever did was replace it with a normally-proportioned fireplace surround. IMO these large stone fireplace walls look great in big chalet-style homes with high ceilings, and are out of place in regular homes....See MoreReece C
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