White Oak Mantel
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009White Oak Mantel
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White Oak Wild Live Edge Figured Thick & Wide Bench Mantel Lumber Slab Beam 4353 $38.36 |
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Mission Quartersawn White Oak Mantel or Table Clock $169.95 |
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Mission Arts & Crafts Clock/ Mantel Qtr. Sawn White Oak $199.95 |
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Mission Qtrswn White Oak Wood Face Mantel Table Clock $199.95 |
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Reclaimed Hand Hewn Barn Beam Mantel Mantle Lumber $299.00 |
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Antique ROUGH SAWN WHITE OAK mantel, reclaimed lumber $150.00 |
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Antique, GREEN, Mantel, Barn Beam, White Oak, (PRESSURE CLEANED AND DRIED) $145.00 |
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Curly Figured White Oak Wild Live Edge Marbled Mantel Lumber Slab 186 $99.96 |
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White Oak Super Long Wild Live Edges Curly Figured Bench Mantel Lumber Beam 188 $87.96 |
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White Oak Super Long Figured Furniture Craftwood Mantel Lumber Beam Slab 189 $95.96 |
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Semi-Inkline White Oak Fireplace Beam/Mantel $345.00 |
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White Oak Figured Live Edge Bar Top Countertop Table Mantel Thick Slab 20012 $159.96 |
How to install a heavyweight barn beam as a fireplace mantel?
I have received an Old Hand hewn barn beam of white oak I want to attach to studded drywall above a gas fireplace. The beam is 10″ x 6″ x 6′ and weighs in excess of 135lbs.What would be a good way to anchor this to the wall with preferrably nothing showing? The weight, obviously concerns me. I plan on using a stone veneer around the mantel once it is installed.
I assume that you don’t want corbels, so here is my trick. Use Very Large lag screws, at least 1/2 inch wide and 6″ long (At least). Mark the area where the mantel will be and drill a pilot hole in each stud in the center of your 6″ space. Screw in your lag screws about 3 1/2″. Make corresponding marks in the back of the mantel and drill holes slightly larger than the head of the screws. Dry fit to make sure that it will work. Then fill the holes with epoxy, smear epoxy on the lags and use construction adhesive on the back of the mantle that will go against the drywall. Press it firmly against the wall and use 2X4s to brace it up until the epoxy sets. This holds well for wooden mantels and their heavier stone counterparts.