How To Remove An Existing Fireplace Mantel

Remove any mounting screws on the top back edge of the mantel shelf using a power drill equipped with a screw tip.

How to remove an existing fireplace mantel. Chip off the masonry around stone or brick corbels using a cold chisel and masonry hammer. If its a store bought mantle it should have screws in the wall and holes in the mantle on the top rear about 12 down. Look for connecting screws and remove them from the mantel or ledger using the drill driver.

Plus they add to your propertys appeal and its value with some estimates suggesting that a working fireplace could push up your asking price by as much as 5. I may want to revert back to the natural brick some day. Most of the posts below have full instructions on how to create the mantel of your dreams.

Most of the time fireplace mantels are held in place with glue and wooden pegs. Only if youre altering the firebox adding a wood burner or converting to gas. Tap up from the bottom on both ends and it should come right off.

How to Remove a Fireplace Mantel Remove the corbel braces under the mantel if the mantel has them. Be sure to work in small sections in order to protect the integrity of the stone wall. How to remove a granite stone fireplace mantel with a drill chisel and hammer.

Clean the existing mantel by removing anything you have on display. I will surely make the mantel cover to go over my marble mantel but stuck on a temporary cover of the bricks. Remove screws from wooden corbels using a drill driver.

Edited November 23 2014 by Budman. Work slowly and deliberately to keep from tearing the mantel into pieces. No matter if you have a fireplace or not you can build your own mantel for an existing fireplace or create a faux fireplace.