Illustration: Gregory Nemec
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Anatomy of a Fireplace
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Overview
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Pry off mantel
Step 2
Remove old hearth
Step 3
Prepare hearth base
Step 4
Spread thinset for hearth
Step 5
Set the hearth in place
Step 6
Set surround pieces
Step 7
Fit wood mantel
Step 8
Fasten mantel to wall
Anatomy of a Fireplace
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Tools List
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Demolition hammer
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Suction cups
for moving heavy slabs of stone -
1/2-inch notched trowel
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Brick trowel
for smoothing topping mix in corners of hearth base -
Flat finishing trowel
for smoothing topping mix on hearth base -
Brick hammer
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Mallet
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Mason's brush
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Circular saw
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Jigsaw
Shopping List
1. STONE SLABS
Make cardboard templates of the pieces you'll need and take them to a fabricator that specializes in stone countertops.
2. TILE
Make cardboard templates as you would with stone, and then plot the layout of the tiles on these. This will give you an exact count, but order extra.
Make cardboard templates of the pieces you'll need and take them to a fabricator that specializes in stone countertops.
2. TILE
Make cardboard templates as you would with stone, and then plot the layout of the tiles on these. This will give you an exact count, but order extra.
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