Bookshelves Fireplace Inbuilt

With gas fireplaces there is a code requirement that wood can t be closer than a certain distance above the fireplace box.

Bookshelves fireplace inbuilt. Shelves are an easy way to elevate the design of any blank wall while maximizing storage space. This wall is one of the few that survived the great kitchen living dining room remodel of 2012. You will need to attach your mantel there. All we had to do was follow the instructions on the fireplace which gave us exact opening dimensions.

In other words the studs stop a foot or more above the fireplace. Take it to the next level with floor to ceiling built in bookshelves where you can not only organize your precious possessions but display your personal style through travel. This was a pic taken a few years ago. See more ideas about fireplace bookshelves fireplace bookshelves built in.

Sure at first they were super ugly and a lot of people thought we should rip the bookshelves out right along with everthing else in the living room. Built ins around a fireplace on a non recessed wall. Our wall is flat with the fireplace only coming out as far as a fireplace does. See the video capture i included to see what he fireplace framing typically looks like.

Turn blank walls into an organized masterpiece. See more ideas about fireplace fireplace built ins shelves around fireplace. See more ideas about family room built in bookcase home. Often when you see built in bookshelves around a fireplace the bookshelves are recessed behind the fireplace.

So during q s two week break he decided to tackle this project with the help of his brother and dad. So note where the nails were located that secured the mantel to the wall. Once we had the opening framed in we ship lapped all around the opening. To accomplish this we cut 2 2x4s at 59 inches and 2 2x4s at 20 5 inches to create our fireplace frame.

May 1 2020 explore cindy connors nixon s board built in bookcases around fireplaces followed by 2325 people on pinterest. Jul 9 2018. Jul 15 2015 built in bookshelves flanking the fireplace. Then we centered the frame between the top of the hearth and the bottom of the mantel and attached with.

I have always wanted shelves on each side. This is the story of a humble pair of built in bookshelves with very blah fireplace stuck in between. It s the only pic i could find showing the fire place as a whole. This is our fireplace before the remodel.

This was probably the hardest part of figuring everything out for the built in bookshelves. Jan 2 2020 explore burt stevens s board shelves around fireplace on pinterest.