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Using Faux Stone For All Parts Of Your Fireplace.

Designing a faux stone fireplace can require a tremendous amount of manual work, intensive material research and the advice of decorating professionals. Many of us tend to focus on the final aspect of building a stone fireplace, the part where everyone sits down and enjoys the warmth and the focal point of the home.

Getting to this point though, can be a bit of a challenge.

Whether you are remodeling an old fireplace or want to transform your old brick face into a nice, fresh and rich faux stone look you need to consider a few important things:

Not every faux stone can be installed on all surfaces
Often you need to purchase the different materials from a long list of suppliers
If you decide to save money and install the faux stone on your own there are a few things to know
Consider that some foe stone materials are very heavy and some are lightweight

The main areas of the fireplace are the stone façade and the mantle.

When using materials other than light-weight faux stone resin you will need to take extra steps just to prepare the surface before you can begin installing the stone. These steps are not necessary when employing Faux Stone Depot’s sheets

You can not only choose the important parts from the same source but the installation steps of them can be an easy project to anyone.

Faux Stone Depot Stone Sheets For The Facade

The façade can use different type of faux stone in convenient sheets of stacked stone or ledge stone and even river rock, which can be cut to size and quickly glued and screwed in place.

The other part of a faux stone fireplace which plays a major role in the design is the faux stone mantle.

Some stone mantle are made of a solid and very heavy piece of cast material or just real stone which are very hard to cut to size and hang. With Faux Stone Depot you are able to choose a light-weight hollow profile that can be cut to size and easily installed. You can find it in coral and travertinve, with different styles and sized to fit any design. These can also be used as a surround.

Take your time to research and pick the best alternative for your faux stone project.

How To Remodel A Fireplace With Faux Stone Panels

How many homeowners do you think have a fireplace? How many of these, do you think, are completed and will never again need a makeover? Probably none.

Soon or later, either because of tear and wear or because of outdated designs, every fireplace will need a makeover.
Let’s say you have a fireplace like this one which was designed and built in the 70’s.

Old Fireplace — A fireplace in need of a makeover.

There is no doubt that when it was built, this fireplace made the family enjoy the time spent around it and appreciate its appeal, for a long time. Forty years later the design naturally becomes outdated and it needs a fresh look.

So, what are the best ways to do this? The options are few and pretty clear-cut, at least to us.

Most people know about cultured or cast stone, those types of stones that are either real or made form heavy composite materials like concrete, gypsum and gravel. Until now these were pretty much the only materials available.
Luckily today we have a really nice alternative, faux stone that come in very convenient panels. In some quality stores you can find brick, stacked stone, Ledgestone and even river rock at really good prices. You can install them without hiring a mason and without having to learn how to be one.

Here’s how you do it:

1- Start by framing the firebox opening with some faux stone trim

2- Cut your panels to go from the left wall to the installed trim. All you need to do is cut the panels straight with a simple circular or table saw. No special blades are necessary.

3- Repeat the above process for every row of panels needed, until you reach the ceiling.

You will inevitably have some cut-off pieces but you can use them below the hearth as in this example.

4- In some cases you might need to use some caulking to fill gaps or exposed edges where the panels are cut. For this, you can simply using a Touch up kit, which has all the colors of the stones. You can use it to paint right over the caulk.

Project completed!