How to Remodel a Fireplace
During the renovation of your home, you may decide upon getting the fireplace remodelled. This is a simple enough task to be accomplished without hiring a professional. However, you will need to make sure that you are creative enough with your ideas. This is important to ensure that the remodelled fireplace does not look out of place in your home.
Things Required:
– Heat-resistant paint
– Bricks or marble
– Fireplace surround
– Industrial-strength adhesives
– Mortar
– Chisel
– Mason’s hammer
– Power drill
Instructions
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Come up with a remodelling idea. You will need to decide how exactly you want the fireplace to look like and then determine the changes you will need to make. Just make sure that the changes you plan on making will complement the overall design and decor of the room in which the fireplace you are remodelling is situated.
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To remodel the fireplace’s facade, you will need to use brick or marble. Depending on your budget and remodelling skills, choose either of the two options. Working with marble is easier as compared to working with bricks. However, bricks will cost you a lot less than marble.
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Before you purchase marble or bricks, you will need to know their correct quantities. For this purpose, you will need to take individual and accurate measurements of all the surfaces that will be remodelled. Be sure to get the measurements correct because the wrong measurements will eventually lead to a detracted look.
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If some of the bricks or marble tiles on the fireplace are damaged, remove them by working from top to bottom. Use a mason’s hammer or a power drill for this purpose. When you have removed the bricks or tiles, get rid of loose mortar with a chisel.
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A possible way to reduce the mess and the effort you will need to spend, consider affixing new tiles or marble over the old covering with industrial-strength adhesives.
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You might want to remodel the outer casing of the gas fireplace. If that is the case, apply a thick coat of heat-resistant paint. Be sure to allow enough time for the paint to dry before you fire up the fireplace for the first time after remodelling it.
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Install the fireplace's surrounding to complete the remodelling task.
