DIY Electric Fireplace With Mantle (Walk-through)

A brief walk-through showing the transformation of our old living room to our new DIY fireplace wall. Total cost was just over $500 excluding the TV.
Link to fireplace: www.amazon.com/Vitesse-Recess... (we used the 50in)
Link to TV: www.bestbuy.com/site/samsung-...
Tools Needed:
Pencil
Drill with drill/screw bits
Stud finder
Circular saw
Miter Saw
Level
Tape Measure
Nail gun
Impact driver (optional)
Painters Tape (optional)
Supplies Needed:
14 - 8 ft 2x4’s
14 - 10 ft Shiplap boards
3 - 10 ft 1 1/2in MDF board
1 - 10 ft 3in MDF board
4 - 10 ft 1x4’s
3 boxes of 3 ½ inch wood screws
Stain with applicator
Paint (eggshell) and brushes
Fireplace
TV (optional)
Sound-bar (optional)
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[@reesee.1063]

This is very nice and the black sets it off!

[@laurenputnam2708]

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE VIDEO !!! I FOLLOWED THIS AND IT MADE IT SO EASY! YOU ROCK CLAYTON

[@tyreseforrest5574]

Love the concept of the fireplace. Like the way guys give details of your work.

[@dropthebassline]

Great video. What was the width of the fireplace and the height?

[@Jocro999]

Thanks for the video. I'm actually going to be building something like this for my ultra short throw projector in my living room. Ultra short throw with a center channel speaker doesn't give you a whole lot of options. My wife won't let me flush mount the center channel inside the existing wall, so this is the 2nd best option. Thanks again.

[@dansonnero7683]

This is very cool bro you make it looks super easy to built 🔥🔥

[@ashleylepage2328]

I absolutely love this so much.. absolutely amazing job ☺️

[@mi_midcentury]

Thank you!

[@diyblueprintdiva]

Love the black as well, turned out great. Would have been nice to see how you added the trim in since you kept your base board attached. I’ve been working on mine almost a year (new to woodworking and DIY) and now I think I want to remove my baseboard or either the quarter round.

[@michaelhales5695]

Only thing I would change in this build is adding additional support on the left and right sides of where you fire place is mounted. That way the beam supporting the studs where your TV is going to hang doesn't sag onto the fireplace over time. Great Build!!

[@brolim.]

That looks amazing

[@mi_midcentury]

Thanks!

[@jad8123]

First time watcher. Great fireplace and surround DIY. Keep up the good work.

[@crg8714]

Looks amazing

[@mi_midcentury]

Thank you!

[@AMERICAFIRST223]

Dude you got mad skills bro and awesome taste. Great job you killed it. Much love from Cali!

[@ronelam371]

Looks great

[@annaschmanna1]

Good job 👍 I agree, your authentic on the fireplace height looks good.

[@notmymonkeynotmycircus8244]

Nice. I was surfing for ideas. Thanks.

[@laurenputnam2708]

I want to see more of the basement!!!

[@MrChrissybaba]

Super cool

[@jamesdavis8771]

Dope young man!!!👊🏾

[@gstyle40]

i really like how u did the fireplace surround. definitely something im looking to try. as for the basement....man thats a missed opportunity with the projector. it looks like you have an underpowered projector. Thats not a death sentence tho. all u need is an actual Screen to make up the difference. A light rejecting screen would make that projector image 10x better. they are rather expensive to purchase, so u could just make your own with paint. saves a ton of money that way. there are youtube vids and websites dedicated to that stuff. a diy light rejecting screen wont make the picture as bright as a tv, but if u do it right should make it viewable with lights on. I built some screens a few years back and used a mini projector with like 300 lumens and it made a HUGE difference.

[@mi_midcentury]

Thanks for the info, I will definitely consider that for our text place. I love the look of having a bare to minimal wall in the basement.

[@ninjastriker3139]

Pretty cool👍🏾

[@oliviakumar5903]

Really turned out awesome! Great job and thanks for sharing, sir. 🙏🏽 Subscribed! In the early stages of upgrading my childhood home (just in the ideation phase, really) and am inspired. Love that wooden table in the garage. Do you not mind parking your cars on the driveway?

[@carolyn4520]

👍🏼👍🏼Good job!✌🏼

[@mi_midcentury]

Thank you 👍🏼

[@fabiannino4106]

Clean!

[@meaddy1057]

Very nice.

[@mrrc6083]

Luv the build I want to do something like that

[@bberd59]

I like it. We want to give this a try but it seems most peoples’ tvs are smaller and lighter. We’ve got an 80”.

[@kristencavener9846]

This is beautiful, great job! How much spacing is between the top of the fireplace to the bottom of the mantel and from the top of the mantel to the bottom of the tv?

[@eddiekongquee9621]

Hi Clayton, this looks great! I am building something similar and was curious on how you hid the soundbar wire on top of the mantle? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[@mi_midcentury]

Thanks! I hid the wire behind the ship lap and the mantle covered the drilled hole. I snuck the wire from the ship lap in between the mantle and plugged it into the sound bar.

[@allyquinn4587]

Good job m8

[@mi_midcentury]

Thanks!

[@jacquelinebrown6015]

Awesome job!

[@justin_j_bowen]

What’s the measurement from your floor to the top of the mantle? And the distance between the top of the mantle and the bottom of the tv? Thanks! Looks great!

[@mimiaquariusharris6244]

I loved your fireplace can you give a little more details how you put the cable box behind the ship lap?

[@rocenyceroc]

Looks great. I’m thinking about getting a fireplace as well but I always read that a dedicated circuit is needed. Is this really the case from your experience?

[@mi_midcentury]

Right on, you should! We really like the one we used. There’s a link to it in the video description. We didn’t use a dedicated circuit for ours and it pulls such a small amount of power that I don’t think you’ll need one but just check how many outlets are going to that specific circuit so you don’t pull more power than it giving.

[@garrettwalker1462]

This looks awesome and it gives me some great ideas for what I am trying to do in my home. My only question and also something that I’m trying to figure out in my non-Carpenter brain, how do you plug and unplug things

[@mi_midcentury]

That’s a good question lol. We connected a power strip behind the TV mount so we could easily plug and unplug things. But we are only limited to the amount of plugs on the lower strip

[@kingiraq4147]

Great job What type of timber did you use?

[@jacquelinebrown6015]

I just purchased a 60 inch and couldn't yet decide how many inches from the floor. U did 14" and I love how it looks

[@mi_midcentury]

Thank you!

[@loonda7619]

Was thinking 16 1/2 because shiplap is 5 1/2". 3 of them would be 16 1/2"

[@mikepetro1559]

Looks awesome! At 3:22, you mentioned hiding some extension cords in the cubby box and I had a question if that goes against any sort of 'code' with hiding that behind the structure. Wondering if that is totally fine or if I should look at adding a new outlet higher up on the wall which takes power from the one below.

[@mi_midcentury]

Thanks! Honestly, that’s a good question and I don’t have a good answer for you. I wanted to move the outlet box higher on the wall so it would be easier to access if anything went wrong but haven’t had to cross that road yet. I think you would be better to move the outlet up instead of tying into the one below if you’re not using it. Hope that helps.

[@allyquinn4587]

putting 2 small hinges on one of the sides wid do the trick 😁

[@paulpontillo742]

What were the measurements between the fireplace the ground the mantle and the tv to space everything out

[@nomadryder4377]

Have you had any issues with having the tv, and fireplace on the same outlet? Like tripping breaker or anything like that. Im going to build mine 8ft wide also, and only have 1 outlet back there to run things too. Have a 60" fireplace and 75" tv to go over it.

[@NewAgeProdz]

What’d you use for trim?

[@ladytfabulous]

What happens if you want to change the tv or need to unplug it? Once you build it around the cords is that it?

[@kimpollard6021]

How did you plug in the fireplace, . Did you move the plug, same for the tv? Also, did you move the media plugs for the tv?

[@TheJUiCy1117]

Good video but I wish you would have shown how you installed the mantel

[@WORLDTRAVELEDANDBACKAGAIN]

Thanks for sharing! We completed our build in six days (over two week period). We newly purchased table saw and a ton of other equipment for home projects. My husband was tired, so i completed drywall myself.🎉 We are nearing the paint stage. You mentioned that you used flat black paint. Specifically, which did you use?

[@rachelnavarro2897]

I've always bren curious of everyone that does woodworking drives a truck. Because I don't have one and I'm interested to start getting all the tools but not sure how i will get the plywood or lumber to my house everytime I need it. How do people do it so I can gave an idea and finally start doing my own projects around the house. 😁

[@itskyaaa9058]

I have a Kia Optima. Lay those seats down girl. You can fit a lot in a sedan but you can’t have any passengers. For bigger projects I’d rent a u haul truck for only 20$

[@MarselKorkis15]

MORE PROJECTS. WE WANT MORE.

[@rtbemt]

Looks great how did you make the mantle

[@stevencostello9754]

Is your router/modem in the cubby you built for cables and such behind the shiplap? If so, does that give you poor wifi quality? Also, would you recommend moving the outlet higher just incase you needed/wanted to unplug something for whatever reason? Thanks In advance

[@mi_midcentury]

Yes, we have the cable box and modem back in the cubby. Our Wifi hasn’t had any issues throughout the house. And yes I’d recommend bringing the outlet higher in case you needed to access it. That’s one thing I would change on this project.

[@CCVikings]

I would love to build something like this but how do you access all of the cables/plugs and such? Any concern with the fireplace causing fire?

[@mi_midcentury]

We put the tv on a wall mount so it can be removable and the cables accessible. The fireplace is basically a bigger ceramic space heater. There’s an electric heating element that heats up and a fan that blows on it to push the heated air out the vent. Honestly it’s no where comparable to an actual fireplace but it’s just enough to give the dogs some heat when they lay in front of it!

[@CCVikings]

@@mi_midcentury Thanks!

[@sbielecki416]

Are your horizontal supports on the wall 8' wide? I measured that compared to the fireplace unit and the proportions seem off.

[@mi_midcentury]

I believe they are 6 ft. I’m not sure why I kept saying 8ft in the video lol

[@sarahzollmer]

Hello 😃 this is perfect! ❤️ Can you please tell me where you bought the light wood mantle from?

[@anishayadav3901]

Hey Clayton …. Which fireplace you used and dimensions . Is it recessed . Thanks

[@ankushh]

Nice work man, where did the cable set top box go?

[@mi_midcentury]

Thanks! I made a small shelf inside the built out part right behind the TV. The cable box, modem/router and power strip is all behind there.

[@jeannetteizquierdo215]

Nice, looks like Anna White fire place

[@craigsmith5156]

Hi Clayton. Looks great. How long would you say it took you as a diy project. Thx again

[@tibbytx1]

How long is the mantle?

[@kianajohnson3063]

About how long did this take? I’m so nervous to try it

[@stevencostello9754]

Also is it really 8ft wide?

[@gabrielrosario7798]

What size is the mantel u used

[@rawkale3419]

I’m a super newbie and wondering exactly how you anchored the TV to make sure it wouldn’t fall, is it just like how you normally would to a normal wall?

[@mi_midcentury]

Hey! Yes, just anchor it the same way you would to a wall. Make sure to anchor into the studs (2x4’s). I would not recommend using dry wall anchors to hold a TV wall mount. It will not be able to support the weight.

[@mikekondor9278]

@@mi_midcentury did you put the tv mount over shiplap into the studs?

[@mi_midcentury]

@@mikekondor9278 yes, it’s over the shiplap

[@Alissamarie81]

Did you stain the beam yourself? What sheen of polyurethane did you use?

[@BarbStanford]

How did you do the mantle? How did you mount it? Did you build it yourself or buy the mantle?

[@xaviersanchez9483]

I was wondering where did you purchase your fire place unit!?? And by the way it loooks amazing Thank you for sharing this

[@mi_midcentury]

I purchased it from Amazon! The link is in my description

[@SmoothKutsbyTito]

How much material did you need?

[@youssefeshak987]

what are the dimensions of your living room?

[@BreikaRena]

What’s the size of the tv on your firer place

[@TheBullWillWin]

How crazy that I actually went and saw ur house for showing in Madison heights. Lmao what are the chances.

[@TomJones-wi4nh]

TV is mounted way too high. Looks fantastic though - especially like the outside edge trim.

[@mi_midcentury]

Thanks! I wanted to have a good balance between the TV, mantle and fireplace and that’s where the TV ended up. Honestly the TV does look high but from the couch it’s a perfect angle.

[@bethschuler463]

It's not too high. It needs a little space for decor and what nots. Clayton, it looks perfect!!!

[@NorthGameStudio]

Great video, is the mantle a solid piece of wood? or is hollow? How did you hang that thing lol

[@gregoryfrench7475]

How was the mantel installed?

[@andyborek6866]

what if you want to replace the floor?

[@booostedtc]

How wide is your fireplace

[@CMCACERES]

how did you anchor it to the floor?

[@mi_midcentury]

I anchored it to the wall. I didn’t want to drill through the floor.

[@Joshuabaugher-jt2sp]

What did you use on the corners? I can’t tell if your used corner trim or just ripped a board

[@mi_midcentury]

Hey Josh! I can't remember exactly what it's called but it 90 degree corner trim that i found in the trim section at Home Depot. It was next to the other trim pieces i used for the bottom and ceiling.

[@sandlotsluggers773]

What type of fire place did you use?

[@mi_midcentury]

You can find the link in my description! We bought it from Amazon. This has been done for 8 months and we’re really happy with how everything has held up.

[@RealisticMon]

So was the fireplace alone roughly over $500? I’m needing to build in something like this in my living room to creat space.

[@marcellax4556]

How long did the process take?

[@mi_midcentury]

It took about a week. I worked on it for a few hours everyday after work.

[@Chriswinsss]

Did you cut the baseboard or just build around it? I couldn't really tell from the video.

[@Chriswinsss]

Oh and also what size and what kind of wood was the piece that held the sound bar? And how did you mount it lol

[@mikekondor9278]

it looks like he left it but I don't see how he blended the trim with the shiplap

[@mi_midcentury]

@@Chriswinsss I cut the baseboard so the build out could be flat against the wall and the baseboard would sit flat against the MDF trim I used. The mantle is a 1x6 pine rectangle I made and mounted it to the shiplap with some 2x4 scrap pieces.

[@mi_midcentury]

@@mikekondor9278 I cut the baseboard so it’d sit flat against the MDF I used. I’m good but not that damn good 🤣

[@Chriswinsss]

@@mi_midcentury thank you! (:

[@Brooklynskidd]

The Allegra Commercial 😂😂😂😂

[@Millennial.M.O.M]

What size is your fireplace & tv

[@mi_midcentury]

The tv is 58 inches and the fireplace is a 50 inch!

[@TrojanMan321]

What type of shiplap was it. This is awsome!

[@mi_midcentury]

Thinks! I can’t remember the height but I purchased it from Home Depot and there was only one size in store.

[@TrojanMan321]

One more question, what was the width of the built in and what size t.v. is that? 75 inch. Guess that's two questions.

[@TrojanMan321]

Nevermind. 8ft

[@peterpotere5028]

Just curious is that 8in Shiplap?

[@mi_midcentury]

Yes, we purchased it from Home Depot!

[@ShazadMohamed09]

Where did you hide cable box etc.?

[@mi_midcentury]

I built a small cubby behind the TV mount where our modem and cable box sat

[@ShazadMohamed09]

@@mi_midcentury the remote signals are ok?

[@KT07305]

Why do you list mdf board ?

[@mi_midcentury]

We used it for the trim on the floor and ceiling!

[@MzIcey1]

You keep saying 8 feet wide but you mean tall right? Doesn't look 8 ft wide

[@serenitybeauty]

Yes, it does.

[@norbertcsibi7720]

Is the wall behind the newly built media wall from plasterboard?

[@mi_midcentury]

no, it's drywall

[@jaxblaster84]

What size TV is that

[@mi_midcentury]

It’s a 58” Samsung

[@jaxblaster84]

@@mi_midcentury thanks trying to get an idea of how big I’ll build mine as we have a 75 in the living room should be fun lol

[@mi_midcentury]

Nice! At the end of the video I show my setup in the basement and that’s a 65” TV. We were going to use the same TV for the fireplace but our living room isn’t big enough plus we wanted the fireplace to be the same width as the TV. It would’ve looked un proportional. If you have Instagram I’d love to see pics of yours! Just search my name in IG and you’ll find me!

[@vinodnir587]

Hello ! This is great and something I am thinking of doing. Just a couple of questions - do we have to have a gap or leave a opening for the electric fireplace ? Is having this close space a fire hazard ? I am a rookie when it comes to woodworking and trying to understand it. Thanks !

[@MrHARLEMBRONX]

Man I’ll pay you to do mines

[@sebass6420]

Did you drill anything on the floor to hold the base ?

[@mi_midcentury]

I did not, just drilled into the wall

[@alexhtre7500]

I like this but use a 4' level at least..

[@mi_midcentury]

I used one off camera to confirm all my measurements. It’s a good call to include that in my next videos. Thanks for the feedback 👍🏼

[@jendavis9185]

I may have missed it… but, I didn’t see how to add the mantle… it wasn’t there… then in the finished footage it appeared.. that’s the reason I watched this video…. Bc I have a raw piece of wood just like this (I don’t know what kind it is, but it looks like the same wood as their mantle), but it’s kinda heavy… I am going to use my piece (not a “piece” bc it is 8ft long… I have to cut it of course) for a mantle.. but I live in a very old house built by farmers, so there are some boo-boos.. (yes… farmers…not builders… well maybe diy’ers… but hey dang good ones, bc it’s lasted 100yrs… with A LOT of repairs (that never addressed the source of the issue) and they did several things incorrectly… and I am trying to fix that… yes… I’m a diy’er too… but I have an advantage, my cousin is an architect… my brother is an electrician, my son is a welder/carpenter, and my other son is a roofer… just need a plumber😂, BUT I DIGRESS…. I want to make sure that the mantle will NOT collapse/fall in a few years! I have an actual fireplace (not working) behind the wall I am working with, but there’s drywall over it… 😮 idk WTH they were thinking

[@mi_midcentury]

you're right! you have everyone you need when repairs or DIY projects come up besides that plumber lol. For the mantel I cut down some pine board and created a box with the back part open, then I connected two scrap pieces of 2x4 tot eh shiplap and slid the mantel over them. Yes, I really wish i recorded the part of me building and installing the mantel but we have since moved so I cannot make a video of the old setup. BUT, we purchased a new house that needs a LOT of TLC. I think we are going to build another DIY electric fireplace in the basement so i'll be sure to record all of the things missed from the first build.

[@chrisschultz7130]

Relatives!?!

[@chaosgamez5596]

Would look better if the tv was in the wall that's the point

[@graws7009]

TV way too high.. getting neck cramps just looking at it

[@raymondchow8722]

1. The TV is way too high. You cannot properly watch TV when the bottom of the TV is 60 inches above the floor. 2. One major flaw with this design (as with so many KZbinrs DIY-ing electric fireplaces) is attempting to create a traditional looking fireplace with electric clone while adding a TV above. 3. Electric fireplace is not traditional; therefore the mantle serves no purpose. The mantle added at least 24 inches of unnecessary height to the TV mount. The design guideline should be “mantle or TV” but not both. 4. If you choose mantle route, you should just skip the TV altogether. Otherwise your hard work will only result in neck pain. 5. If you choose the fireplace/TV combo. You should follow the rules that the TV should be mounted higher than 42 inches above the floor. This means that close to 90% of the KZbin videos regarding DIYing fireplaces are misleading their audience. 6. I am so surprise that very few comments talking about the flaw with electric fireplace+mantle+TV design. Neck Pain is just not worth it.

[@zachramsey5876]

There’s no right or wrong way. It’s what they, and apparently an awful lot of others, prefer. If you don’t like it then keep your opinions to yourself. Don’t be a tool (no pun intended).

[@raymondchow8722]

@@zachramsey5876If giving people the right info on how high they should moint their TV is being a tool. Then I am tool. At least i did not cause neck pain to guillable viewers.

[@raymondchow8722]

@@zachramsey5876 Tell what purpose does a mantle or a harth serve in a electric fireplace set up? I accept the asthetic reasons. Then TV on top destroys asthetic as well as functionality. Its weird that people put so much emphasis on their computer monitor height yet no one cared about tv placements.

[@MrChrissybaba]

Super cool