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Ernesto Garcia Interior Design, LLC
I'm not sure what "stell" is... and does anybody know what "It is to just grouted on" mean?
If you attach a stone mantel to the fireplace box it will most likely tear the whole thing down. Stone mantels should be anchored to the structure behind the stone surface (never to the structure of the firebox or its flue). Depending on the weight of the stone different support systems need to be planned. In some cases "steel" tubing or sections are placed behind the stone and rebars or brackets project from them in order to support the mantel.
Those beautiful floating concrete mantels you see in many contemporary interiors are actually poured on site with weight appropriate rebars that project from reinforced concrete (or steel) columns behind them.
If the mantel is a solid slab of granite, steel brackets welded to steel tubing or sections will support it; shallow grooves are routed on the stone to accommodate the gauge of the brackets so that they are flushed with the bottom surface of the stone, spaces are filled with colored silicone and often faux painting is necessary to conceal the supporting elements.
I could go on with other other structural...
Ernesto Garcia Interior Design, LLC I'm not sure what "stell" is... and does anybody know what "It is to just grouted on" mean? If you attach a stone mantel to the fireplace box it will most likely tear the whole thing down. Stone mantels should be anchored to the structure behind the stone surface (never to the structure of the firebox or its flue). Depending on the weight of the stone different support systems need to be planned. In some cases "steel" tubing or sections are placed behind the stone and rebars or brackets project from them in order to support the mantel. Those beautiful floating concrete mantels you see in many contemporary interiors are actually poured on site with weight appropriate rebars that project from reinforced concrete (or steel) columns behind them. If the mantel is a solid slab of granite, steel brackets welded to steel tubing or sections will support it; shallow grooves are routed on the stone to accommodate the gauge of the brackets so that they are flushed with the bottom surface of the stone, spaces are filled with colored silicone and often faux painting is necessary to conceal the supporting elements. I could go on with other other structural...
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