(note: we predrilled every hole to make sure we didn’t split any wood) These boards now can act as studs for our frame. We lined them up all the way up the wall. We made sure they were centered on the wall. Next, we used 1×8’s cut to the width of the fireplace wall and screwed them into studs. We also removed base boards and quarter round from the wall. We began by roughly taping out where we would want the tv, fireplace and mantel to sit, as well as how wide we wanted the wall to be. it is very realistic looking and I am so glad we went this route!
Sometimes it is 80 degrees on Christmas in Texas so this is great for us! I was worried once we got the fireplace insert in that I would think it looked really fake and wouldn’t be happy with it. Another pro for us is that we live in Houston and we love the fact that we can turn on the flame setting for ambiance without having to turn on the heat.
Chris brown wall to wall instrumental youtube install#
If we were to install a gas fireplace I would probably never have it on because of safety. One of the major pros is that it is completely safe around our one year old son. I thought it may be cheesy… but after talking it over for a month or so we decided the pros outweighed the cons. My husband and I talked back and forth about whether we wanted an electric fireplace or not. I want to talk about the electric fireplace insert really quick before we get into the tutorial. Tools we used – Miter saw/circular saw, level, impact driver, nail gun, drill
Materials: (amounts will vary depending on how big your wall is and how big you want your fireplace wall to be) We went from no fireplace, to this!! Keep reading so I can show you how we did it and what we used!