Build Your Own Fireplace Surround

Except for the store bought moldings all of the components are built with 3 4 inch medium density fiberboard mdf.

Build your own fireplace surround.

Make your own with our clear how to. Cut the front bottom and sides to size and attach them with glue and 1 1 4 pocket hole screws. They actually teach your how to build a simple diy fireplace surround with an electrical insert. In order for the electric fireplace to sit into the existing fireplace surround we needed to build a box for it to sit in.

Fitting the electric fireplace. To build the side columns for the new surround use mdf to construct two rectangular boxes with open backs. Here s the back of the fireplace surround as. Diy fireplace surround with wooden mantel.

The particular electric insert that we purchased screwed in on the sides only so we decided to only do 3 sides to our box left right and bottom. When you build your fireplace surround your measurements will be specific to your own home ceiling heights and space but we wanted to share our own measurements to give you a good idea of the dimensions that we used in building ours. Plans to build your own fireplace surround hide tv wires. Perhaps you already have the electric fireplace to work with but it leaves a lot to be desired as far as the space around it is concerned.

Determine the size of your boxes by measuring the distance from the brick to the edge of the mantel and then from the mantel to the floor.