DIY Fireplace Makeover // How To Resurface A Fireplace

[@mrs.s8024]

Looks great! Question, my fireplace has bumpy bricks that are not smoothe on the surface like yours. Do you just keep adding the feather mix until it is smoothe? (I would say some of the brick sticks out more than 1/2 inch in areas)

[@erickanorris567]

has a real DIY look

[@TC-tw5zk]

Wonder how it would hold over a painted brick fireplace?

[@islot40]

You make this look super easy. I have a feeling it is not going to go this way for me but here it goes!

[@BYOTools]

Haha! In most of my videos that would be a true statement Lona but this project was actually pretty straight forward. Go for it and let me know how it turns out :)

[@islot40]

@@BYOTools Procrastinator Central here but we are ready to start today. Cross your fingers! I'm both excited and terrified! Will post a pic when we're finished 🙂.

[@FishTankGirl]

Update please. Did you try it? How did it come out?

[@She_Tried_It]

Great project. Could you just have done stucco all the way?

[@Shaka.Vision]

How many bags did it take you to complete this task?

[@Aayjoota]

Look great. Nice job Low cost work on old wall, result new and super modern.

[@BYOTools]

Great to hear An and thanks so much for watching. I love the look and glad you do as well.

[@shuzhenyan4458]

I wonder how I can apply to my stone fireplace. The surface is very uneven, do you have any suggestions?

[@Lulushef]

Wondering if i can use that mud product on slate tile.

[@AshleyLauren456]

Hi Brent, looks great! Can you tell me if this would be an okay product to use if I wanted to put a new fireplace insert in later? Couldn't see any info re fire rating and if I need to use refractory cement or if this will work fine. Thanks!

[@jensy50]

Your fireplace looks so beautiful! i want to take on this project however I want more of a super smooth finish - can i still apply what you use but sand it ?

[@iamabot2667]

Can I add more Ardex on the bricks the first time and make it looks more smoother?

[@giantsfan1925]

Looks awesome Brent! Also, for the mantle, you should use an old beam from a barn and run a string of LED rope lights underneath it. That's what I did to mine a few years ago and my living room is the most modern space in my house.

[@BYOTools]

Oooooo I like your thinking with the LED's and the barn wood. Would be a fun one to mix into the equation. Thanks so much for the suggestion and the continued support.

[@frekle22]

That’s looks great! Do you know if this would adhere to painted brick as well?

[@flyhunnies8922]

Boosting this question by responding. I'm curious as well. Had a family member paint the grout for a home project years ago. Looks a mess and I'm trying to cover it.

[@rickbenyola]

I like the original look the best.

[@J_WheelerDoll30]

Thanks for this video. Becoming homeowners next year and most of the homes that we like have these outdated fireplaces.

[@W001-k8f]

You do great voiceovers and explanations! Keep up the good work. I subscribed 🙌🏼

[@BYOTools]

WooHoo! Great to hear and thanks so much for the support. It is truly appreciated.

[@ethiopianabesha]

Love the end product! PS. . . .LOVED LOVED LOVED hearing Mama Makeba at the end. . ..thanks!!!

[@BYOTools]

LOVE hearing that! I feel it is a perfect way to end my videos. Are you from South Africa? Most people that talk about the Mama Makeba song are. Thanks for watching and hope you subscribed.

[@ethiopianabesha]

@@BYOTools South Africa???? No, not at all. My KZbin name says and tells where I'm from. I listen to music from all over the world but truly enjoy hearing Mama Makeba.

[@lalablacksheepful]

Thank you for this video! I feel really confident giving it a go on my bright red 60s brick fireplace now 😍

[@kimdone1748]

Can I apply this product over my painted brick fireplace?

[@caritinamcdonald]

Amazing 🤩 work! I want to see it with the mantel. Do you have a video showing it with the mantel?

[@tedhicks5431]

Will this work on a rock chimney?

[@zachtaylor7693]

@BYOT could you have sanded the first layer of Ardex and added another one? Wanting to give out fireplace a new look but keep it a cement finish style? I can't tell how it look dry in the video because you moved on to the lime washing stage. Thanks

[@anonymousl591]

Simply beautiful

[@moodroulette5884]

Legend. Thank you!

[@ladypez11]

how big was your fireplace and did you have any deep grout lines?

[@jeaninemorgan9118]

Great job

[@twinluvs2769]

Love your breakdown!!!! But whete fit in the wal above

[@lakehouse9305]

Can I apply this over a painted fireplace?I want to adhere 3 granite or marble slabs.

[@KristinaWilde]

Looks so good! Can you add that feather finish to the inside of the fireplace?

[@candicefigueroa7046]

Can you use any paint or just chalk? Im doing same thing as you here..just eanted to see if i need sealer etc

[@jamienovak1941]

Can this be done over a painted and existing very thick textured stucco? Would it stick to the paint or does something need to be done to the stucco/paint for it to stick?

[@marcyhendrickson4434]

The fireplace looks fantastic! This is exactly what I am wanting to do to our remodel. My question is, do you think you could have left out the chalk paint step?

[@BYOTools]

Great to hear Marcy and thanks so much for watching. Yes if you don't want to paint it and you like the concrete look then I'm sure that would be just fine to keep it as is. Thanks for the support and hope you subscribed.

[@emmanuelcruz8097]

I’ve been waiting for a BYOT vid for the longeeesttt. I love your creativity!!

[@BYOTools]

Thanks so much for the kind words and all the support Emmanuel. It is greatly appreciated. I know its been too long since I posted a video but hard to get anything done with a newborn haha! However, BYOT has some BIG projects coming up so I can't wait to share them with you all. Thanks again for all the support.

[@stephenhank8310]

I have quick setting cement. Can I use that instead of ardex feather finish?

[@laurabeseth3943]

Can I cover tile with this?

[@kellybennett3608]

Looks great! How many bags did it take?

[@turlisalewis8236]

I'd personally do a few floating shelves & boxes , mantle kind of dates the makeover..

[@extremomusic8148]

Afterwords can we apply some different material like maybe vinyl tile?

[@lindstrand05]

can i add a second coat of feather finish to make it completely smooth looking? My finish will be Roman Clay.

[@christineesparza5417]

Can you do this on a wall that has manufactured stone and not brick?

[@lavalleur]

I'm looking to do something similar to this. How many bags did it take for you to level out the entire area?

[@aldridkg]

Ardex says 1 bag will cover 300 sq ft, but I think that depends on how many coats you need to make it really smooth- especially if applying over brick.

[@pattig717]

Nice upgrade! Well explained to DIY.

[@BYOTools]

Great to hear and hanks so much for watching. I thought it was a good one as well :)

[@Blue4626]

Would this be possible with a stone fire place?

[@deephillips875]

Can you apply tile over the cement if you don't want to paint it?

[@tpina831]

Same here! My fireplace is painted but I’d love to do this.

[@kojimasan444]

could we use the same ARDEX for the first and second coats? They don't have Ardex OVP where I am. Thank you for the tutorial!

[@dontraise]

Great Video! Can you place tile over this ?

[@AmyP-mt1hd]

I have this same question! We have an ugly tile fireplace.

[@PeterNtheWolf]

Is water needed to bond the new surface to the brick

[@didz2064]

Kinda adobe-ish, I like it! Needs a dark wood mantle

[@BYOTools]

I like your thinking Di! Thanks for the suggestions and your continued support. Means a lot!

[@Stucker13]

Would this work with rock fireplace?

[@maloney7461]

Has it held up over time?

[@chrissnow324]

I thought it drys fast 15 minutes how did you put it all one with out it drying up?

[@_educatedgenius]

That brick looked amazing.

[@philf4086]

Great info! Thanks!!

[@BYOTools]

Great to hear Phil and thanks so much for watching.

[@reytos03]

Love it. Thanks for the vid

[@leahtysse]

Does the Ardex hold up well to normal house movement? I live in CA where we have little earthquakes now and then. Don't want cracks in the finish. Our fireplace had built-in bookcases right up against it. What is the best way to meld the ardex and wood bookcases? Caulk?

[@chopdiggity5404]

Party Guest 1: Hey Brent, great party man! Oh I see you’ve done some work to the place. Brent: Oh yeah. You like? Party Guest 2: Oh yeah... absolutely. Party Guest 1: I love the faux brick wall touch! So classy! Party Guest 3: Trey chic! Brent: Lets get some drinks!

[@BYOTools]

LoL! Love it CD and that’s exactly how it plays in my head haha! Thanks so much for watching.

[@armangill9615]

how many bags of Ardex did you use?

[@cricketpoteet8839]

Looks great gonna do brick surround my front door thanks for the tips

[@BYOTools]

Great to hear Cricket and thanks so much for watching. Hope you subscribed.

[@carrinandress8225]

Would this product work over tile?

[@irinasheveliov5949]

Thank you!

[@Sonia-bc8ov]

I have an old ceramic coal burning fireplace can this be resurfaced

[@kqharvey]

Ardex claims that Feather Finish is not paintable. They recommended OVP for my concrete basement walls, but Feather Finish is much more available than OVP. Thoughts?

[@joew.4446]

Cant really tell from the photo… but do the lines from the brick show up on your finished product? We did ours last night and we’re considering a second layer of ardex… Ours looks like yours before you painted.. so we see the outlines of the brick.. but we dont want to see that in final product after painted.. should we prime before painting?

[@aldridkg]

Perfect- that will work for an ugly brick fireplace my house had done in the 40’s. Unfortunately, the home originally had a tall wood mantle with antique tiles around the inside and a mirror built into it, but they took it all down and replaced with a brick monstrosity. Then we have our original marble fireplace mantle and surround salvaged from our 1886 home, but it’s not large enough to cover that thing we have now. The structural engineer said that removing some of the bricks in order to reduce in size might affect the integrity of the chimney which runs 3 stories. So, I think you provided me with the best alternative to cover that awful thing. Only difference is that I won’t be giving it a rustic look- not my style. I’ll just stick with a smooth finish. Anyway- thanks for the idea!

[@jamesholz1151]

I have brick stairs I'd like to tile over. This looks like it would make a good surface. Would that work??

[@lisaschuster686]

How did you wash the bricks? (They really were the worst!!)

[@mre_man]

I preferred the old brick to be honest

[@elizabethgassman5387]

Love it!!!!!

[@kendralivingstone2647]

Love this thank you! I do have a question! After laying the ardex, would that be a surface you can then lay tile or stone on? I'm looking for a way to turn my brick fireplace into tile!

[@fanimae1229]

Did you figure it out? I’m in the middle of doing the same thing!

[@epirl97]

You can make a smooth area with the Ardex and then get a good heat resistant tile and thin set and yes you can tile your brick

[@AustinEsmond]

Great video and narration. I have a question, in the beginning you talked about a super smooth texture but in the end it feels a bit rough and imperfect. Was that a limitation of the materials you were using or did you achieve the look you were going for with a bit more texture. If so could you have produced a smooth texture with a bit more finesse? Thanks for your time!

[@part3girl]

Great question! This is exactly what I was wondering

[@jessicaramos6692]

I think he intended on having texture when he put that second layer of ardex randomly on the fireplace. I personally would've preferred if he had left it smooth when he put the first layer and painted it

[@akong4909]

Yes wondering the same here 🤔

[@carlybrooke4284]

Do you remember how many bags it took for your fire place? Trying to figure out how many I should order!

[@saltromello]

I definitely needed more than one bag

[@Shaka.Vision]

I'm trying to figure that out myself

[@ssarkisian2999]

Gorgeous, thank you!

[@BYOTools]

Great to hear S and thanks so much for watching.

[@andrea_tourville]

Can you do this to stone fireplaces?

[@offidano9587]

What do you do in case there are vents as in my old heatilator?

[@poohbear6806]

As much as I love those rustic bricks, the place looks a lot more lively and spacious now👍 I'm really tempted to try this out but I have no brick wall 😂

[@BYOTools]

That’s exactly what I thought PB. Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks so much for watching.

[@aperales738]

Great makeover! Would this be as "easy" to do on a stone fireplace? Also, for either brick/stone fireplace, is it possible to add a simple/clean-line mantle without damaging the finish?

[@interestinginfo6765]

Looks amazing! Thank you for the video. Did you clean off the brick in the inside of the fireplace where you painted?

[@BluntJoint]

I will copy this

[@HungNguyen-fd5hy]

? If I use the fireplace does this product crack?

[@Masterk1988]

I pefer the before lol . Went from nice and rustic to sad and plain

[@sarahjoost]

thank you!!!!

[@trevordoeseverything219]

I would make the caulk step mandatory, I see soo many diy’s where they don’t caulk the lines of fireplaces or cabinets and it always looks worse than if they had caulked it.

[@BYOTools]

Couldn't agree more Trevor. A simple caulk line can make a world of difference with it comes to the finished product. Thanks so much for pointing that out and hope you enjoyed the video.

[@shanneykar]

The final paint application - Is it chalk as well?

[@wendyricks7684]

I love this, I have 2 ugly stone fireplaces and I am going to try it on one of them in a week. Has anyone resurfaced their fireplace? If so what were your results?

[@BYOTools]

Great to hear Wendy and I love how it turned out as well. Thanks so much for watching and for subscribing. It is greatly appreciated.

[@derf199]

Both the website description and the technical specs page do not make a single mention of use for vertical surfaces. 100% of the time it is called a flooring underlayment.

[@anotherunboxingchannelasmr7920]

Hard to believe there’s brick under there!! Love this look but also considering concrete finish. Could this be done and then finished with concrete? Or is there a similar way but skip the white and go directly to concrete material?

[@joseroeder5492]

Are you serious ?

[@anotherunboxingchannelasmr7920]

@@joseroeder5492 I wouldn’t have taken the time to type that if I wasn’t. Figured I’d ask someone who might have experience. Which I don’t have. Clearly. Don’t be a troll

[@BillyBN]

Do you have a link for that product

[@BYOTools]

Links to all of my products are in the video description. Here it is though just in case: amzn.to/2YKmnP1 thanks for watching Ed and hope you enjoyed the video.

[@Novia06]

Great video! Interested in how this would work over tile. My fireplace in my century colonial home is covered in horrible 4 in tile, with inch-thick grout. I need an easier fix than pulling it all out, but just painting it seems like it only lessens the sins...and my, are those sins great!

[@BYOTools]

Thanks so much for watching and sharing belle. I’ve never tried it on tile but I bet it would still work. However if the tile is very smooth then I would suggest going over it with some 80 grit sand paper to abrade the surface. Thanks for watching and hope you subscribed.

[@joseroeder5492]

Why not a brown coat 1st?

[@cory5478]

Excellent job I am scared though. My dated fireplace wraps around into our kitchen. My brick isn’t as bad as yours though. Everyone tells us to let it be. That it’s industrial.

[@jacoobart]

Why in the world would you remove a stunning feature to convert it to a plain wall... You could have painted the bricks and mortar to update it while keeping the aesthetic, iv you wanted to go crazy you builfd the mortar and surface grind the face to seal. You could have done a whole manner of things. Not to mention if his was the end result why not just direct stick some sheetrock for a quicker and cleaner finish. I don't get it.

[@MS-gn4gl]

Thing is there was 0 need to ruin the brick here. Should have just built a surround and had the best of both worlds. Whatever you want up and not ruining original design elements of a home.

[@PJA717]

Wow - your fireplace looks awesome. Could this also be done on a stone fireplace?

[@BYOTools]

Great to hear Peggy and thanks so much for watching. I'm sure it would work. You just might need more then two bags of this material since it will most likely need more product to cover per SF. Hope you subscribed :)

[@tariqueh4708]

Won’t it just turn black from the fire?

[@saulgoodman2018]

Look at all that beautiful brick that he covered. You don't cover bricks. Never, ever, ever, and I mean ever, cover up bricks. Unless there cinder blocks.

[@BYOTools]

Oooooo Saul. I knew there would be a few die hard brick lovers that would hate this one haha. I am actually a fan of brick, but mainly for exterior uses and this brick color really didn't go with the rest of the space. Something had to change. If brick is desired later on we can always install a thin brick over the top of this very easily. What do you think of the thin bricks that have been used for a while now? Might be using some in the near future on the exterior of the house. In any case thanks for watching and sorry to disappoint for you brick lovers.

[@saulgoodman2018]

@@BYOTools Brick veneer of just as good. as real bricks.

[@BYOTools]

Good to hear Saul and I look forward to working with thin brick in the near future. Hopefully I can redeem myself to you on that one :)

[@derrickblanyar5939]

I would have just painted over the bricks because it doesn’t look right but good job

[@BYOTools]

Ya there was a few different ways to handle this project. Have you seen my old BYOT video where I painted my first fireplace? If not you should check that one out when you can.

[@derrickblanyar5939]

BYOT I have seen almost all of ur videos

[@derrickblanyar5939]

BYOT I like the way you did the old obe

[@IntegraDIY]

Looks good but I would’ve personally painted the brick 🧱 removing the brick pattern makes it look plain and no character

[@BYOTools]

Thanks bud and I understand but just know I'm planing to install an amazing mantel that will have all the character this thing needs and then some....... In my opinion haha! Thanks for watching though. Greatly appreciate the support.

[@luxman9463]

It’s a more modern look, you either like it or you don’t.

[@OccultDemonCassette]

Never paint brick!!! Especially the fireplace! What's wrong with people???

[@AlDeB_]

Painted brick is tacky

[@OccultDemonCassette]

@@AlDeB_ it also ruins the brick for any future owners. So many flipped houses sitting on the market for ungodly prices with completely ruined latex-painted fireplaces.

[@susanavalentinamunozaguile478]

infinite

[@BYOTools]

Is that supposed to mean something? haha! Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video Susana.

[@zinknot]

Painting the inside seems sketchy to me. I would be afraid of a chemical smell when the fire is burning.