Picture a glamorous fireplace glowing under you flat screen tv and giving your living room an upscale and welcoming feel.
Diy fireplace with electric insert.
I don t have a progress picture of building the wall but you do want to build it.
Imagine your house guests enjoying a charming atmosphere your fireplace creates.
It s super important that if you purchase a fireplace insert you be sure that the heater is in the front of the insert and not on the top bottom or side of the insert.
I assembled this with 3.
I am trying to make an faux electric fireplace as diy project.
Materials used for this project.
We got this project done in two days but only because we spent a full day in.
Build the wall dry fit it.
Can t overstate this one.
Attach the sides of the surround frame.
The electric plugin fireplace i ordered is a 50 inch insert.
Mount the frame.
Instructions build the fireplace base.
Add a back support at the top and bottom where the frame.
2x4s circular saw drywall screws drywall nails plywood drill screw gun corner bead drywall tape joint compound finishing knives drywall sander paint brush polyurethane.
I ll be showing you step by step how to install an infrared electric fireplace insert right into your existin.
Hope this video helped if you too want to build a fireplace.
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Assemble the front of the fireplace surround on a flat surface first.
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This is a great home project that s easy to do.
My base was 63 x 17 with center supports about every 18 inches.