Recently, the independent installation of fireplaces is gaining more and more popularity which is quite logical, since the fireplace is an excellent addition to the interior. He gives a certain mystery and at the same time creates an effect of comfort. There is nothing better than just sitting by the fireplace at a cool night and reading your favorite book( or watching TV).
Contents
- Preparation of material
- Planning
- Creating a frame
- Creating a fireplace fender
- Completing
- Creating a portal for a fireplace with your own hands
However, installing a real fireplace in an apartment is prohibited, which is very reasonable. But there is still a way out of this situation. It's no secret that there are electric fireplaces that almost exactly simulate the behavior of fire( brightness, animation).But for all this to look beautiful, you need to create a false portal for the fireplace with your own hands, which outwardly will look exactly like a real sample.
Preparation of material
It is best to create a portal for a fireplace with your own hands from gypsum board, because it is fast and at the same time inexpensive. The plasterboard will be used as the skin of a frame made of wood or metal profiles. In addition to the material already listed, you will also need self-tapping screws that simulate a stone( a choice), putty and specially made skirting boards that will play the role of carving on the fireplace( not necessarily, but still it looks better).
Planning
Choose the place where you will create a portal for the fireplace yourself, after that make all the measurements in length and height. Take into account that electric fireplaces come in different sizes, that's why you need to orient yourself on them. Do not proceed to mount the structure before you swing with the size of the fireplace itself. Using a marker, draw a drawing on the wall, on which you will see all the places where the future construction will be fastened.
Creating the framework
Now it's time to install the portal for the fireplace. Drawings created by you in the previous step will help you to do this work without making mistakes. Remember that below, the fireplace should not go to the floor( that is, there should be a small stand, which is also created from the profiles and further covered with plasterboard, as in the photo).
Creating a fireplace fender
After assembling the entire frame, proceed to install the drywall. There is nothing complicated, drywall is simply screwed with self-tapping screws. The top of the fireplace should protrude slightly beyond the edges of the structure and in the future you can put the TV there or simply decorate the fireplace with small interior items. Now install the skirting board in the same way. When this work is completed, it is necessary to fill the places where the screws are screwed.
Completion of
Next, you only have to revet the portal with a decorative stone, using special glue for this purpose, for example, Plitonite.
This completes the work and now you know how to make a portal for a fireplace with your own hands. Everything is really very simple and everyone can manage. For a quality installation of the fireplace portal, you do not even need any special knowledge, all you need is a desire and a little idea of how the installation process is going on. Look at the visual information on how to create a portal for a fireplace with your own hands, videos and photos will help you better understand this material.
