Diy barn beam mantel.
Diy barn beam mantel.
We have a white pine beam that just came out of barn from the 1800 s.
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Create the support beam for the floating shelf mantel.
The shelf support is simply 2 4 cut down to fit the length of the mantel so that the mantel can rest on it.
We want to use it for our fireplace mantel.
Jack and i loaded my new beam in my truck and i headed home to get to work.
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The mantel was becoming a source of major frustration because well we don t like to spend money.
We did find one that we liked for a reasonable price but it wasn t giving me a warm fuzzy feeling inside when i looked at it.
Then i sand with progressively higher grit sandpaper starting with 80 moving to 120 and then fini.
First i clean up the wood with a wire wheel in my drill.
My plan is to mount it on four half inch x 10 inch long lag bolts each screwed five inches into a stud with the remaining five inches going into the back of the beam.
It looks very clean.
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We haven t used our fireplace in the 2 years we ve lived here and as much as i complain about the sweltering three digit summers i do love the 70ยบ winters.
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I finally decided it was time for me to just buckle down and diy a faux barn beam mantel and get it over with.
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Do we need to sand stain or varnish it before we install it.
I have a 6 foot piece of 8 x 8 hardwood barn beam that i m intending to use as a mantel the beam weighs about 130 lbs.
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We started by pre drilling the screw holes for the shelf support.