DIY Fireplace Remodel Pt 1: Whitewashing Brick & Custom Surround

[@salimuddin-tg2uk]

This fire pit is one of a few covered pits that is on the list kzbin.infoUgkxAU9pOCSV9Y5JprooHvfxTpOrt4hx8uRM of approved products for Disney Fort Wilderness. The product served its purpose well and provided excellent fires throughout the evening. We were able to open the door and do s'mores, but I had to be careful because the handle was a bit hot on occasions. Additionally, I wish they had replaced some of the standard nuts with lock nuts in some places. We lost the door handle after just a couple of days of usage. Not a deal breaker, just a recommendation. I still give it 5 stars.

[@tiaferguson8848]

Oh my goodness!!! I screamed when you showed the games in the wall. Thats what I've been needing in my life 😭

[@VDR928]

I am so impressed! This is beautiful, quality work! I love your finished fireplace and especially that mantle!

[@hungsky1720]

This is a valuable addition to my woodwork collection kzbin.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO I still will rate this woodwork plan as the best in my reference library. It always seem to stand out from the rest whenever you go through the library. This is a masterpiece.

[@crobinson1479]

Awesome job with the trim work. Looks so much better whitewashed and with the mantle.

[@econcep]

Dude you rocked this! Terrific job!

[@barbaraannewer6320]

Great job on the project and the video!

[@gk_filer]

Excellent Production!

[@rporter1579]

I have watched several of your videos and as a diy’er I had to say you are amazing

[@kcbck6826]

DAMN! This is awesome, and its not done yet! A year's worth of planning pays off!

[@t.hannahxx]

Damn this guy works, remodels, and CLEANS UP!!! 😍😍😘❤️👌🏻👌🏻💖 I need said man 😩😞😓

[@marybethduke3263]

Yes! Let's clone him!!!!

[@maggielibedinsky4306]

Congratulation Ben!! you did an excellent job! I'm impressed how many skills you know!your explanation was very clear and simple. You also managed to clean every step of the process. I will encourage you to keep showing us other renos!

[@ITWorksSoftware]

You really should wear eye protection. Thank you for the video, tho, great job, looks nice and I love the idea of storing the devices in the mantle.

[@cmflow69200]

Wow ! Just finish watching all 3 videos and Im in love with your mantel. I have been looking for a modern and wow factor on my mantel and this is just perfect. Wish I could higher you.

[@sandraholt380]

Awesome tutorial. Just what I needed!

[@joemunch58]

Very talented. (I did notice you have a good kitty helper.)

[@humbertoruiz4916]

Awesome job sr

[@MrMinoh]

Your videos are good for my OCD 😅

[@harryhernandez5508]

Thank you for the tutorial, it really helped with my project.

[@lezleydouglass7771]

Love that storage! Cool👍

[@davidiacuone6361]

Great video Ben. When you have time, can you please complete your pinball build? Thanks.

[@Spuddzy]

I don't think they're finished with the workshop, so they'd have to get that done first.

[@tracykeenan4449]

Looks fantastic

[@sybamunki]

Good, honest presentation. Man you have a lot of tools!

[@gumercindofregoso3493]

I like what you did it looks clean ....

[@tamiz8895]

Looks great 👍🏻

[@KirbyMobile1]

This is a pretty good mantel for your fireplace. I wish I had one.

[@Trashman007]

1st. Love your videos 2. The vertical 1x10's would have been a great place to flush mount custom vertical speakers

[@itsmemckee2110]

You did a great job. I know the feeling of the frustrations you had lol.

[@mafnet_]

Love your videos, cant wait to see what you do after renovations

[@benh1216]

At 11:29 (when you were fixing the trim below the hearth) couldn't you have used rawl plugs instead of screwing it directly into brick? Just an idea. Keep up the great work! 😁👍

[@singhA1968]

excellent

[@timur5301]

Hey... so the problems you are having with the brick and screws ... i saw it in your video of a door too..... there is a simple solution to that... 1. you drill a hole and use rawal plug to screw anything into brick or concrete.... 2. a DIY solution is to use scrap pieces of wood to fill in the drilled hole and then screw into it.... your doing awesome work!

[@jttttttt138]

As a European, I’m pretty experienced mounting things on brick. Use masonry plugs, it will usually increase the strength of the hold and you won’t have the issue of your screws not going in.

[@elizabethdrummond6152]

Was it easy to take out the fireplace insert?

[@jamaalaziz9910]

How the Hell could anyone hate on this dudes work.. SMH

[@leeb.7188]

The fireplace rebuild looks great, but I want the cat!

[@rman10002]

Nicely done. Just let me know when you’re ready to come do my fireplace too.

[@pierreboone568]

Nice work looks great.

[@casst346]

Great Job!

[@floydhelms44]

Your a cats meow! Great workmanship!

[@futbol1972]

I have a square gas fireplace with tiles around it. two beautifuo windows with shutters on each side and 3 avobe fireplace. Can I reshape fireplace to a rectangular shape and make it longer so I can place my 75 inch tv avobe ? right now it looks akward because tv is too big for fireplace. Maybe if I make fireplace rectangular and longer than tv it will look better? Is this a big job or not really?

[@mollythomas1526]

Wow amazing

[@markanderson4353]

What paint color did you use on your walls?

[@sdibella21]

What color white did you use for shiplap and trim?

[@Peggyt-jp6mt]

Your wife is very fortunate to have you.

[@BrothaHerb]

This makes me wanna change up some stuff in my home!

[@preetdawgskippy]

What kind of wood is this?

[@ebonydebo]

Ben Tardif, excellent video! Where did you get your gold color fireplace doors from ?

[@BlueLightningX2]

Love it Ben! You’re so talented 😁

[@Centerpieceofmind]

You're so young, how in the hell do you know how to do all of this? I love your vids, ty for the inspiration.

[@jenniferhowe9081]

Google is one hell of a tool

[@Centerpieceofmind]

@@jenniferhowe9081 you're a tool.

[@stevenfjaxsen8464]

Yeah, I had my first house built about 2 years ago now. Everything from electrical work to add around my house Mainly installing Smart Switches, Installing up lights-outside, and fixing things where I would always call someone to do while in high school or ask my Dad all came to a screeching halt once KZbin came out and a few years went by! You literally dint need to call anyone for 90% of the things you need to fix or build around or for a house. Other 5% would be doing stuff that requires getting a permit to do and if you want it to be insured and the other 5% would be just the things where it’s to much for one person. If you can’t fix or remodel 90% of the things at your home nowadays then you are a lazy, weak, or just one of those men who don’t like to get that satisfaction of completing a job yourself. With the current KZbin along with the current Google out now any man can be a Ron Swanson type of man!

[@lisaschuster686]

I think you were bored with the bricks. It looks good before and after?

[@jessicaconfessions]

How do you like that ryobi tablesaw?

[@BenTardif]

It gets the job done for now. I’ll be looking to upgrade when the time is right

[@sonofatiger]

Santa should like it .

[@Defi_is_a_scam]

1 question, what size are those jeans?

[@maxpyane9918]

Hey you got rid of the big TV!!!!!!!! What you do with the big TV!!!!!!!!

[@stevenfjaxsen8464]

Thank you! I wrote this immediately after seeing the after image at the beginning. That TV makes the mantle look ridiculous! Just by putting a 75” up there on a wall mount that can lower and rise the entire tv 3” down or 3” up would more than likely take care of the entire problem. But, I still think the mantle is to long! Disproportionate is an understatement with that little iPhone mounted up there being the actual TV!! lol! I wrote this and I believe this is not just my opinion but it’s so spot in that it is as close to a fact that one can arrive at in order to fix this!

[@shantahsieh4833]

woodprix has very useful plans with all details I need

[@shantayprueeissen8914]

Cool. I love that

[@stevenfjaxsen8464]

First buy at the very least a 70” tv! So much mantel left over on both sides makes your TV look WAY SMALLER than it really is! You should have enough on both sides to put a smaller lamp on each side with at least 2” where the lampshade sits from the end and the same amount before the lampshade touches the TV. I love how you made the mantle open to store wires, consoles, etc. seriously that was a great idea and you executed that part beautifully! But, first just look up measurements on line for the actual Tv dimensions and go get at a store like behind a Walmart or grocery store a big piece of cardboard and cut out the dimensions of a 75” you like then simply Place it up there with painting tape to hold it there. Really helps you to decide what you want. ****Make sure to buy a TV mount that holds the correct weight but also with the turning of a screw you can lift the TV up 3” or down 3” then you can get it close to the mantle if you need to so your tv is not way up to the ceiling. Great Job man! But that TV is absurd looking! lol! You have to install a bigger TV ASAP! First, who doesn’t love a bigger TV? Second, Your mantle is nice but way to big! Even if you put a 75” up there it’s still to wide! It’s disproportionate to everything! I would 100% take off enough to where it sits exactly flush with the very furthest part of the paneling beneath it.

[@beauxtibideaux9919]

I have seen so many TV mounts above the fireplace. Is anyone concerned about the heat rising from the fireplace and how it will damage the TV?

[@BenTardif]

We don’t use the fireplace for fires so no concern there! I’m sure the tv would be ok, though I’d be more concerned about the electronics in the mantle (since it’s closer to the opening)

[@Dinkin_Flicka]

The table saw ALMOST took them fingers. Awesome work, but man use a push stick, don't destroy the most important tools you have.

[@LaughingBearGames]

I was cringing watching that especially when he was doing the 2" cuts.

[@chaosville666]

I usually enjoy your videos espacially what you are doing in your workshop. But that fireplace looked so much better before. Plus I hope you will never use it because like this it is a real fire hazard the bricks and other materials arround the fireplace are rated for high heat for a reason. I hope you stay save for a lot more videos :)

[@maxpyane9918]

Super strange alien bricks!!!!!!

[@BeGlamourlicious]

Wow absolutely great job. To be honest my dream husband has to have amazing carpenter skills. I prefer a guy with his own Powertools over a guy with a Ferrari anyday.

[@leehawkinslee]

nice work but 2 x 10 ?

[@squelchedotter]

what a weird minecraft tutorial

[@AmigaX]

WeNeedMoreFarads ITS NOT A MINECRAFT TUTORIAL

[@vane5736]

@@AmigaX it a joke

[@Centerpieceofmind]

😂 good one.

[@dougdiplacido2406]

Great looking project. I have to say tho, your fingers in relation to the table saw blade is petrifying to see.I am surprised that you still have all of them.

[@preetdawgskippy]

He is a stunt man after all!

[@legionIAMBELIAL]

Whered the big ass tv go?! Whats with that tiny thing

[@stevenfjaxsen8464]

Thank you! I was getting worried that not one person here had a brain or actual taste for that matter! You definitely are smart so read what I suggested and let me and this guy know what you think?

[@stevenfjaxsen8464]

First buy at the very least a 70” tv! So much mantel left over on both sides makes your TV look WAY SMALLER than it really is! You should have enough on both sides to put a smaller lamp on each side with at least 2” where the lampshade sits from the end and the same amount before the lampshade touches the TV. I love how you made the mantle open to store wires, consoles, etc. seriously that was a great idea and you executed that part beautifully! But, first just look up measurements on line for the actual Tv dimensions and go get at a store like behind a Walmart or grocery store a big piece of cardboard and cut out the dimensions of a 75” you like then simply Place it up there with painting tape to hold it there. Really helps you to decide what you want. ****Make sure to buy a TV mount that holds the correct weight but also with the turning of a screw you can lift the TV up 3” or down 3” then you can get it close to the mantle if you need to so your tv is not way up to the ceiling. Great Job man! But that TV is absurd looking! lol! You have to install a bigger TV ASAP! First, who doesn’t love a bigger TV? Second, Your mantle is nice but way to big! Even if you put a 75” up there it’s still to wide! It’s disproportionate to everything! I would 100% take off enough to where it sits exactly flush with the very furthest part of the paneling beneath it.

[@legionIAMBELIAL]

@@stevenfjaxsen8464 nice suggestion my friend, totally agree

[@thomas77597]

Cutting a “peep hole” a great idea until you hit a live wire.

[@Nixtutru]

8:17 aren’t these 1 by 10

[@Rae-lh7ex]

Your wife is a lucky lady

[@harrymarsh402]

when u want to screw into brick or concrete use plastic wall plugs

[@x_Kiro_Fan_x]

0 veiws 2 likes KZbin what have I told you about drinking it's a bad habit

[@Devil.0356]

:| I liked it better before hand but I like the idea of it.

[@mcldotcom]

Playing with Fire You Might just get - B U R N E D Not something to joke about . The brick area around the fire place has specialty Rated Refractory Type Qualities . Wood , Glue, Nails , and other such products never come even close to Protecting you from the high heat and direct along with indirect heat and its reflections from any size fire. No Matter if Gas or natural - The products that are being used need to be rated for Close Contact to High Heat . This is not a window trim out or some floor board detail. Manufacturers have a Whole Entire line of Specialty Products for these types of Applications for a reason . Ever heard of a Chimney Fire before ? The amount of issues that fire places create far out weight they amount of brad nails , elmers glue , or pine boards combined to Stop a fire out of control instead of CONTROLLING the fire burning inside. TAKE THESE WORDS SERIOULSY ! You added so many Combustible Products directly next to a High Heat Source that Smoky the Bear would be running to the hills to save is butt and that is nothing to brush aside when families are sleeping right by your side. Oh , By the Way ( HEADERS ) be them Load Bearing or Merely Decorative need to be Larger than the span they are Covering . A 4x4 post is not Four Inches by Four Inches. You should have put in at least a 6 to 8 inch Version to Keep ( THIS Old House ) from falling down around you. What was the norm in the 1920's is Anything BUTT Normal for modern day building codes. You sure have opened up a can of worms that may just find you out in the cold if is all comes crumbling down around you . Last but Not least. Before tearing into anything ( RESEACH ) the Current Methods and Restrictions of What you can , should , or would do ( BASED ) on what the Up to Date Products and there practical uses are ahead of time. Inspectors love to Pick Apart ( D I Y ) projects for they Rarely come close to What is needed , expected , required , and allowed. Think All this sounds HARSH . Wait until you have to explain to your Home owners insurance carrier how you Saved a bundle and now are living on the streets in dire need of some relief … Word to the Wise : Think - Before you act and always ( Act ) accordingly to what others forget to think about in the first place.

[@everything.sapphire6313]

M C L that is such a good point that I didn’t even think about. I don’t have my house yet (hopefully soon 🤞🏽) but I love diys. Thanks for the reminder

[@katelynmoreno1804]

We all hear what you're saying, but maybe this family doesn't have any plans to use the fire place and it's only there for decorative purposes. Maybe the next people that live in the house won't use it either. We just bought a house from an original owner of 30+ years and she never used the fireplace once. We aren't either. So sure, maybe it's not safe IF you use the fireplace, but if you don't, I don't see the issue. Inspectors can nail you all you want, but if the buyer doesn't care and has no plans to use it then....why should you?

[@leeb.7188]

There is no such creature as “Smokey THE Bear.” His name is Smokey Bear; first name, last name. Both Smokey Bear and Woodsy Owl are trademarked by the U.S. Government, Dept of Forestry. I think you are conflating Smokey Bear with Felix the Cat, a cartoon character created by a commercial studio.

[@stevenfjaxsen8464]

@@katelynmoreno1804 Wow! If that’s the case then you just completely shut this guy down badly! I really want know if he plans on never using it and keeping it just for looks like you stated might be his intentions?!

[@stevenfjaxsen8464]

@@leeb.7188 Well, none of the creatures technically exist at all so what are you doing debating the existence of something that doesn’t actually exist as a real life creature? He is called “Smokey The Bear” but it’s not the cartoon drawing’s official name. The added “The” to his name but only for the purpose of the song! But, thanks for letting me learn that the non existent creature’s actual name is Smokey Bear! lol! No matter how ridiculous it may be if you try you can learn something new everyday!

[@ThePY74656]

You need a bigger TV!

[@stevenfjaxsen8464]

Thank you!

[@tannerf.8022]

I would’ve just tiled over it lol

[@bethanjenkins2257]

I'm really not a fan of the ledge part at the front but I suppose it would have been a bitch to remove all of that brick

[@billymasoner3735]

You do realize you’re not supposed to mount a television above a wood burning fireplace, right? The smoke from the wood damages the television.

[@garykent8193]

Definitively not 2x10!! It is 1 by

[@larrybrown7299]

"I have a stud finder but it doesn't work well on these plaster walls." WHAT?????

[@fabiorodriguez7024]

Mesas

[@sylvaingregoire9262]

Where in the H&*%^ did you learn to saw on a table saw ???? Man you are lucky to still have your 10 fingers !!!!!! 1- Always have your table saw to your height 2- Always have a roller or sawhorse to receive the exiting wood 3- Always have a push stick when you have 2" or less of cutting materiel 4- NEVER NEVER NEVER pull the materiel on the EXITING SIDE !!!!!!!!!!! AND LEAVING THE TABLE SAW ON !!!!!!!!!! Please use youtube to your advantage and see what has to be done with a table saw before using it or other tools for that matter !!! I've seen so many injuries in my woodworking career , please don't be one of them 😉

[@fuksi85]

Hum... the fireplace was better before :p Also what's with Americans and putting TVs on top of the fireplace? They're too high up :)

[@zedslayer4644]

Ok boomer.

[@ciaras3170]

theyre not too high up theyre perfect for you to see them but I agree I liked the before better

[@BlueBaeChai]

Lol

[@noneofyourbusines3328]

It looked so much better before!!!! You've made it awful ..

[@zedslayer4644]

Ok boomer.

[@ColocasiaCorm]

Looks worse

[@Cardinalfloors]

Never get wood at home depot!

[@jenniferhowe9081]

Why?

[@yoyoitsKerry]

@@jenniferhowe9081 it's warped, bowed and cupped.

[@stevenfjaxsen8464]

@@yoyoitsKerry @Paul Massey @Jennifer Howe Well, just get the wood that is not warped, bowed, or cupped?!! Obviously saying “never to get wood at Home Depot!” is asinine. Getting plywood, crown molding, base board, and anything is just perfectly fine from Home Depot. I would always go to a Lumber store though before Home Depot! I’m talking about a good lumber store like McKee Lumber or anyplace that doesn’t just have a complete inventory of warped, bowed, and cupped wood is good to go. Great thing about Hone Depot is they dint have 1 store anywhere in the country that just sells nothing but warped, bowed, and cupped wood! Hahaha! Moronic fools are the only people you will find saying what they are saying because their brains are warped! store’s But, never go to Hone Depot first if you are looking for the best wood or if you are wanting a lot of it as in to frame a house! Lumber stores are going to have better Limber for the most part and deff. a wider selection of not just products but brands as well! But, you can 100% find wood at Home Depot that is completely fine as in a HUGE or VAST majority of it! If Home Depot only sold wood that was warped, bowed, and cupped then they would not be able to sale the VAST MAJORITY of what makes up a HUGE % of their store’s profits! The reason why Home Depot’s are all over the country is due to these two dipshits being 100% incorrect ignorant fools! It would mean, no wooden shutters would ever be sold, no wooden doors, no wooden garage doors, no cabinets, no bathroom vanity’s, no loose wood, no base boards, no crown molding, and so much more that it’s clear I am factually correct! Every lumber store even the best will always have some wood that is warped, bowed, or cupped in their selection and usually that is always going to be with really long pieces!

[@yoyoitsKerry]

@@stevenfjaxsen8464 lay off the drugs, son.

[@Cardinalfloors]

@@yoyoitsKerry right lmao 🤣

[@jfoti8078]

“DIY” my ass!!! What regular person has that many tools.

[@brittnianime]

the white wash looks like someone wiped elmers glue on top of brick

[@Auzzy4]

soooooooooo many nails

[@znoozi]

talk about ugly fireplace and you put a damn TV above the new one? ugh

[@hwy138]

The TV above the fireplace is horrible.

[@ChakatNightspark]

The Fireplace looks NICE before you decided to just ruin it. People who do this stuff is just a pain. Cause people like me have to go in and try to Restore the beauty of the Red brick again. Many Many Hours it takes to restore it back. STOP PAINTING BRICK FIREPLACES.

[@BlueBaeChai]

Oh?

[@kateblum1997]

Chakat Nightsparkle it’s his house. He can do whatever he wants to his fireplace. Don’t watch if you don’t like it.

[@TheFord1612]

Looks great!