Fireplace stonework and built-in shelving questions.
My goal is something like this picture:
Fireplace would be closer to the floor so the mantle and TV can be taht much lower for better viewing.
The price my builder quoted me for the built ins was more than I'm willing to spend right now. I can build them myself far cheaper, and I like to DIY stuff anyway. So my dilemma is, how much stone do I have him install at the time of build? I like the exposed returns, but if I have him put stones on the returns, will that make fitting the cabinets and shelving difficult? As in, will there be a bunch of unsightly gaps between the cabs and the stones? Are there any tricks to minimizing these gaps? Ideally, I assume one would build the cabs/shelves and THEN do the stone, so the stone is in front of the wood, but since I'm going to DIY the wood stuff after moving in, what's my best course of action? I could have him only install stone on the returns above the level of the cabinets, since it would be a waste to have the stone be completely covered by the cabs, but how high are cabinets like this typically? 30"?
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gtcircus
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Scot
7 år siden
PROOrnametals and Finer Welding, Inc.
7 år sidenHere are a couple of samples, although they do not have the stone work, the concept is there.
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Lynda
7 år sidenSidst ændret: {last_modified_time}7 år sidenI have a similar fireplace with bookshelves. My cabinet maker placed a temporary "stop" that outlined the placement of the cabinets. The stone mason then installed the stone right up to the stop. The cabinet maker later removed the stop and installed the bookshelves - there is a small piece of filler? along the fireplace wall so the cabinets can open fully. Hope that helps.
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