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Building a Fireplace Mantle

Ryley instructs Bob on building a mantle around the brick fireplace.
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Building a Fireplace Mantle

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" OK -- to make a formal looking colonial mantelpiece right over an old brick. Chimney like this this is actually court ruled out so that the brick. Works its way out into the roof and it would be a lot easier we're just dealing with a flood wall right absolutely -- yes so we've already taken ill mental shell that was here was the first step the first thing we want to do is establish that he can sign an -- I find ourselves -- we -- and narrow metal oxides and we're just. -- Try to get right yeah. For the second bush is going to give us a fox affiliate. In a nice straight lines but we can build face on and off. Now rests on the face of the -- felt. Which has been pre cut to go over the greatest art thanks and right into the air force will also need a filler piece back here. Singer of the who -- that you always going to keep the worth. No closer than eight inches to the fire process is colored -- let's say -- yeah exactly. Can united ready for the tops of these kids it's I think. And that will be totally covered opponent that's right yeah. Yeah. Big plot face. Of course -- all of it and precut. It -- evidence beauties all right."

" Through yeah that's next time. And this is like -- column is what you really college. And I'm gonna mark fourth."

" And -- this next -- space. Okay. And in Canada before you put -- rustic canyon yes. All right well good luck with some of death evidence piece that is the actual metal shelf. It's and went through its citizens. It's. A couple of -- sense -- that would include. And that he had listened for any nails through this is done with -- tension creates cove -- Can't apply to the edge. Of the metal skin that's creates -- at the top. OK now we're ready for the crown molding right over the color -- the -- here at the same moment to put up on the ceiling yeah so let's get. Okay and the next thing we'll put on his just a simple nosing. We have here very versatile and of course we're what you put. As that is I would be out of -- I can kind of plan -- generally about a foot -- the -- up. So -- the -- and -- anything else. A little better molding goes a long way to give it -- real feel authentic and disease."

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