Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Ooo, there's a fireplace!" That's usually the first comment made by anyone who walks into a room with a fireplace. The idea of a ...

Measure the area for the surround and the fireplace dimensions. Determine the exact top of the fireplace, because you’ll be setting a support slab across both sides of the surround to complete it. Dry ...

Fireplace Mantel | Modern Fireplace with Tile …Our outdated fireplace mantle was in need of an upgrade! Because the fireplace is the focal point of our open-concept home, we really wanted it to have ...

Who doesn’t love a fire in a fireplace? Hardly anyone, apparently — these days you can even download a virtual crackling file on an app. But if mobile fire pits aren’t your thing and you’re lucky ...

I was recently asked to build a custom fireplace mantel to cover up a painted brick fireplace with a wood top shelf. The existing fireplace brick was corbelled out to create a 6-in. shelf, and the ...

For contractors, installing a cast stone fireplace in a residence, condo or apartment building can present so many labor and material costs - not to mention installation issues - that it can scuttle a ...

It seems winter has now arrived! Snow, cold, and more cold are sure signs that the season has definitely arrived. This weather, combined with the holiday season, invites having a nice fire to add to ...

I have a fireplace, a cord of split, seasoned wood, and a cold family. So I make a lot of fires. But, for me, nothing about a fire is ever consistent—not the tinder or kindling or logs. So, I always ...