Step 7: Fit wood mantel

rebuilding a fireplace
Photo: Brian Wilder
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• Set mantel on hearth, tight against new surround. Align with outline on wall.
• Measure from back of mantel to wall. Cut wood filler strips to that thickness.
• Glue and nail the filler strips to back of mantel, flush with its edges. Glue and nail molding extensions to strips.
• Using a compass, scribe the strips where they touch the wall (as shown). Cut along scribe lines with a jigsaw.
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    • suction cups
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      for moving heavy slabs of stone
    • notched trowel
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    • brick trowel
      Brick trowel
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    • flat finishing trowel
      Flat finishing trowel
      for smoothing topping mix on hearth base
    • brick hammer
      Brick hammer
    • mallet
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    • mason's brush
      Mason's brush
    • circular saw
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    • jigsaw
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    Make cardboard templates of the pieces you'll need and take them to a fabricator that specializes in stone countertops.

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    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.