Stone Fireplace TV Wall - Full Build

It's my mom's birthday this month so I built her a custom stone fireplace wall with a walnut mantel and tv mount. Then I wrapped it up and revealed it on her birthday! Full step-by-step easy to follow fireplace wall build video with narration. Framing a fireplace wall, building a walnut beam mantel, installing stone veneer on fireplace, adding led pot lights.
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fireplace wall build, young man builds, stone fireplace build, diy fireplace wall, diy stone wall, diy stone fireplace, walnut mantel, diy mantel beam, diy stone tv wall, birthday surprise build

[@SurviveTheDay]

A suggestion for anyone mounting a TV on a wall. A TV is not art work so don’t hang it high. Ideally it should be at a height where your eyes are at the midpoint of the screen when you’re sitting down.

[@wango556]

Calm down Karen

[@doczoff5655]

Making something for your Mum that in turn makes her proud of her son.... that's absolutely priceless!!! Top job!!

[@SandraLopez-mf4ik]

@Hòmè Ďeçoŕè 0

[@happysunnyrain1531]

It made me want to cry. Plus all the beautiful happiness all around not just him and mom but of the kids and wife (I'm assuming). Great job. Beautiful job.

[@debrakeller7313]

As a Mom I’ll say that is a gesture of pure love. Amazing. The fireplace is beautiful, too. ❤️❤️

[@Zinger10]

You’re a great son! I love seeing men do things like this for their mom 💕

[@mrdanno7965]

To quote Norman Bates from Psycho, "A boy's best friend is his mother"

[@joek7413]

I am not a pro, but a suggestion for anyone attempting this build, use cement backer board or wonder board instead of particle board, and always use a cement thin set that is rated to hold the tile or in this case, the stack stone you are using.

[@davidbueso3840]

Yes. That's what my dad put for my house. Same build as well!

[@kingalphadogg]

Exactly

[@zimvader25]

Yeah unless you're installing this in a wet place, like your bathroom, cement backer boards aren't even close to being necessary. Good thing you're not a pro...

[@joek7413]

@@zimvader25 My SUGGESTION of cement board or wonder board may be over kill but its safe. I see you didn't comment on using a thin set that is rated for the stone or tile that is being installed so i guess thats how you would do it. Good thing ur not a pro either.

[@anthonysirico6451]

No one here is a pro so you all can shut it 😂

[@gerrymcintosh4477]

This is one of the nicest projects I’ve ever seen on KZbin. And the bonus reveal for Mom’s special day was priceless. Well done Sir. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@ted6580]

Stone looks great. I would replace the tv mount with a mantel mount to bring the tv down over the fireplace so the viewing angle is better and can be easily moved back above the mantle afterwards.

[@darlenedavis8690]

Such a special gift for your mom. I know that she will treasure it always 1) because it's beautiful and 2) her son made it for her. I know your mom must be very very proud of all you do. It's so sweet that you do things for your parents. You're a good son!

[@SantiagoTM1]

Your parents raised you right. You represent what's right in our society. "Happy Birthday Mom."

[@agogley]

Great build and I love that you did it for your parents. I hope my kids are so thoughtful. For those looking here, I would suggest for the corners they buy panels that have corner pieces. And I would suggest running a chalk line from the bottom to make sure the stone is installed level. Also, would probably use cement backboard because it's less expensive and has better adhesion.

[@mattthornton5216]

I once hand-knitted a cosy winter scarf for my mum and when I gave it to her she cried

[@TheElevenBravo]

what a beautiful thing! Great job, sir! And what a great gift for mom.....I'm sure she loved it! - I did! Thank you!

[@ladyjennyver6303]

What a beautiful heartfelt gift for your Mum!

[@madonnahagedorn5649]

What a lovely addition to this living room. I'm in awe how good it looks. You are amazing, and a wonderful son.

[@emiliaescobar7652]

Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@raffygarcia7875]

Beautiful result mate. I love this idea.

[@silverdumplings8409]

You did an amazing job. The devil tried to put a damper on your greatness with that mishap but you didn’t let that stop you. Happy birthday mom!

[@BasJon]

Looks amazing, for me personally though I would not like my tv mounted that high, so when lounging on the couch I have too look up, also to get the best colour and contrast you are supposed too have your middle of the screen in your eye line view. Never the less a great present and it looks awesome good job.

[@irmamendoza9575]

Absolutely beautiful!!! Blessings for you and your family🙏

[@naveeexcellence9693]

Nothing makes my heart smiles more than a Son doing something special for his Mom ♥️

[@carriepresnell6270]

The wrapping!!! 🥹 So sweet! Such a beautiful gift!

[@thehonestman26]

Really nice and great gift, but just one very critical mention for anyone wanting to do something like this: be careful with the height of the TV. This TV, while beautiful, is technically too high and would make you have to look up the whole time watching, ending up being uncomfortable for longer periods. Just think of sitting in the front row of a movie theater and that feeling of looking up all he time. It's good for show, but not for watching TV. Hate to be critical or rain on the parade, but it's a very common mistake people make when building these, and I hope to help others from making it. TV stands are made a certain height for a reason. If it's your main place for watching TV or movies, start with putting the TV at the proper height, Google it, and then build around it from there. If it's not your main place, and it's mainly for show, have at it, because it is pretty.

[@FeedMeAQuarter]

As someone who does this sort of thing professionally, I agree. The TV center line should be just slightly above your eye level when sitting. Anything higher becomes uncomfortable. Somewhere around 54" to center is a good starting point for a living room, 60" to center for a bedroom. It's a good place for art, not a TV.

[@alianbaba9330]

good point!

[@seshagiri6438]

the gift to your mom is priceless. God bless you all!!

[@NY_Patriot_Lady]

Hi Drew...you are a great son. God bless and protect you always!🙏👍😁 Awesome video! Brought tears to my eyes...💞💕💗💕💞

[@erikasamano444]

Awww, you're an awesome son!!! What a beautiful gift!❤

[@diycreationsvet4878]

Defenetly need something like this at my house. Specially for mom♥️♥️

[@pamelaeverett2087]

Beautiful project! Really nice amount of specific instructions. Perfect video editing. Thank you!

[@singinginthesunshine857]

What a wonderful son you are! I bet your Mom is happy she has you!

[@arraoalwala1697]

Patiently and meticulously designed and executed . Lovely and happy family now.

[@AJSMAS18]

Beautiful!! Great job and such a wonderful gift for your Mom ❤️❤️❤️

[@amberjackson4017]

Wow your mom looks great!!!! This was so sweet ❤

[@melindaleon5907]

It is so beautiful, has different modes and colors and flame speed. I bought a 42 inch for my 55inch tv and it sure came out well

[@sueandrews2476]

Absolutely stunning!

[@miniskiller1876]

absolutely gorgeous!!

[@cocogetsitdone196]

This came out beautiful! Loved this video from beginning to end ❤

[@reetgrewal-gill1139]

what a beautiful gift. Priceless!!!

[@emirumpf9947]

Stove arrived in great shape, no damage during shipping. Easy to assemble. Works great, we are very happy with the way it heats.

[@lisalee-lee235]

You do BEAUTIFUL work! Such a wonderful gift for your, Mama ~❣️

[@TheYukonguy]

It’s beautiful! You’ve got a lot of talent!

[@melaniefann2378]

Awesome work- I will tune in again when I get ready to build my fire place. What a wonderful mother day gift.

[@Presidential_Papi]

You sir are the REAL MVP!!! 🙌🏽

[@01jbeals]

Wow, that’s absolutely beautiful!! Nicely done!❤️

[@createwithconfidence8094]

Your video was on my home feed today. I've wanted to do something similar in my family room. Thank you for posting your project. I'd love to find a person to build this for me and I can use your project as a guide and inspiration. My husband and I are handy but not that ambitious so hiring it out sounds like a better idea. Love how it turned out.

[@gmariet1391]

Best entertainment for the day ! Beautiful work and great present for your mom❣️🌹🌿

[@kaityfong3953]

Wow it’s looking high end product beautiful

[@Lulushef]

I hardly ever watch a full video this long! its 1:48am and I have watched 3 of your videos! Just found your channel and I love, love your work! Keep it up! 🥰

[@RedDivaWizard]

Absolutely beautiful. I know your mom loves it

[@zopaflamefireplaces]

Great, that's what I've always done, but never did. I'll definitely do it, like you. 👍

[@AJGUNNER]

That is very cool. You are good Son. Looks Amazing.🎉 Happy Birthday Mum, enjoy your SURPRISE!

[@DonnyRP]

Looks very similar to what I’ve built in my living room. Good job.

[@happysunnyrain1531]

Cool! 😎👍

[@kayabe856]

Wow! I was mesmerized the whole video. I wish I had a talent like this.

[@staceyphillips1585]

Right...was saying that while watching the video...Ill be making everything...Lol

[@adipakiamerican4628]

Happy birthday mom. Dude I appreciate that u did this for her.

[@breal7277]

Awww... Your mom must be so proud. I would just over the TV for viewing comfort.

[@xcon3k]

Awesome job! Looks stunning and such a nice thing to do for your mum. Love the videos and keep up the good work! 😊

[@bilbobaggins4462]

Great video - love that you left the part in where the piece fell off the wall! One comment: I would be wearing safety glasses when using a wet saw myself. Subscribed!

[@DrewBuildsStuff]

Thanks for watching! I have been trying to add more safety gear as I do more builds. Breaking the bad habits

[@roneljackson8231]

How wonderful. You are an inspiration.

[@nileshprabhu6515]

Awesome! What a perfect gift!!! 👌

[@peacefulmusic.9649]

Beautiful! Love the stuff you build!

[@DrewBuildsStuff]

Thank you 😃

[@adude3953]

not only can you build amazing but you can also do electrical work it looks amazing and you pretty much did it all by your self ! so cool

[@xBINARYGODx]

kek

[@anybodysguess960]

Simply gorgeous

[@hueyahumana]

Wow, boy, you can indeed build stuff. Loved it

[@silverscreenproductions]

Fantastic channel Drew. Loved that you did this for your parents. Great job bro.

[@OneDollarNoHoller]

Ah, man, that shot of you and your mom near the end was awesome! Great job!

[@my6732]

Wow. That looks fantastic!!!

[@MichelleBrown-mh5ze]

What a super sweet son you are! 🥰🥰 Beautiful job ♥️

[@GreenChronicles561]

I can’t help but notice that you barely even used a level, yet this build came out so perfect. Wow. Great work man. Your mom has got to be really proud of you for this. Amazing work

[@Guape]

well he doesnt record everything lmao

[@GreenChronicles561]

@@Guape be that as it may, there’s always a hater somewhere.

[@Guape]

@@GreenChronicles561 how is it hating? its common sense my guy. You think he built this in 12 minutes???? LMAO its a video

[@guksack]

Without putting a downer on this awesome thing you did with awesome skills... How to people who have TVs above fireplaces not all have achey necks?

[@DrewBuildsStuff]

A lot of people have mentioned it and we have been using it for over 6 months now with no complaints. We are a tall family though so maybe that’s why 🤷‍♂️

[@guksack]

@@DrewBuildsStuff Ha yeah maybe! It looks so smart. I just worry my short ass would succumb to the achey neck if I did something similar

[@apostletonyajenkins6092]

What a wonderful gift!

[@LuvtheRiverLife]

Wow amazing, Happy Birthday to your beautiful mom 🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

[@alang8243]

Looks great! I'm wondering a few things: how high did you mount the fireplace off the ground? How much space is on either side of the fireplace to the edge of the build out?

[@sarahwright5213]

Would you be willing to share the brand of fireplace insert you used? It was a nice choice and looked great with your design.

[@crzxm]

Good work. Shows your mom love.

[@nadinejameson1058]

You did an amazing job .Happy birthday mom

[@crystalpoole1560]

A homemade gift is better than anything store bought. It looks very nice. When you said you were feeling loopy, I thought it was because of the Bud Light lol. Glad you got over the Covid.

[@DrewBuildsStuff]

Thanks!

[@ircb84]

This is the first video that I see and I must say you made that look so easy! AND it turned out great! It's great that you did that for your mom! 2 Thumbs up Drew!

[@rebeccazuckman9059]

Your parents are awesome and you’re such a great son. 👍🏻

[@floridas_own]

God bless you bro. That was so heart warming. I miss my mom. 😔

[@luckyone045]

Hi! I absolutely love. Where did you buy that white stone tile??

[@josuemedina4330]

How much will it cost to make one like that?

[@abrahamcoronaserrano2482]

congrtulations!!! the best gift that you could give to your mom!!!!

[@burpchick]

lol awe this made me cry. Wishin my mom was still around so I could make her a beautiful fireplace

[@silkeeeat]

Mom "thats mice honey, but now I have to look up so much and my neck hurt"

[@jperez661]

Can you share the brand and model of the fireplace insert

[@MrSAg35]

You are a good son. She is sooooo proud of you!!!! Good job!

[@neerajkumbhar2928]

What a wholesome video, remarkable. Loved it..

[@omnistryder]

This looks amazing! My wife wants me to do something like this *cough exactly like this cough*. Question though, when you ran the lag bolts in for the TV Mount, were they ran into the new studs or only into the OBX sheathing? I was trying to pay more attention to that part but it was hard to tell.

[@pan6479]

I would definitely try to make sure it goes into studs and whole framework attached into the stud in existing wall as well. TV over 65 inch is very heavy...

[@julienchartrand5169]

This is a nice build you did here ! I might mistaken but did you hide junction boxes behind the stone wall ? I don't know about where you live in Canada, but in Quebec it is forbidden by the electrical code to hide junction boxes...

[@Cyril29a]

It is forbidden everywhere. You need to leave them serviceable. These people are idiotic hacks.

[@xueyang6306]

Wow...absolutely beautiful 😍

[@labrown6212]

Absolutely beautiful ❤

[@changck2004]

The TV set seems too high😅

[@scotlandsmostwanted1888]

The same mistake most people make when mounting a tv to a wall - far too high. A tv should be at eye level when you’re seated. Other than that it’s a nice job.

[@adoksym]

I can't imagine watching a movie like this.

[@JonathanWillis]

Was just about to post the same comment. Looks great but completely non-functional. If you want a TV and fire, put the electrical fire above the TV. Also heat from the fire will kill most TV's, particularly OLED TVs.

[@GodwouldvoteRed]

A fire place above the TV? Wtf are you talking about?

[@kjartanB]

Same thing I was going to comment. Usually people in the US are forced to mount it this ridiculously high over fire places but he willingly made it that high.

[@benjaminlai5638]

I’ve got a fireplace tv Mount which swing the tv away from the wall and drops it down by 2.5 foot. Which is perfect for this sort of setup

[@nighthawk2010mh]

You are amazing Builder you have a true gift and what a wonderful gift to give back to your mother for her birthday... God bless!🙏 and a Happy New Years to you and your family!🙏🎉✌🎆🎉

[@cheerfuldifferentclassical9172]

What a fantastic job!!!!

[@mattpruznick4248]

Your poor mom. You took her nicely placed TV and put it up crazy high. Next birthday, you'll be paying for her neck adjustment

[@DrewBuildsStuff]

Haha everybody spends all day looking down at their phones, maybe this will cancel that out? 🤷‍♂️

[@ikkuranus]

The TV was at the proper high before the remodel.

[@vegita319]

I came here to comment this. The workmanship is amazing though.

[@erlekirby5511]

Agreed, the skill, effort and intentions are good, but if someone changed the height of my TV like that, I wouldn’t be happy. Unwatchable. Can’t tell how big the room is, but maybe a Mantel Mount could solve for it, otherwise this is a downgrade for anyone that actually uses their TV

[@christinazubowicz5730]

Just beautiful!

[@joebidendidthat5121]

Absolutely amazing

[@theaccidentalsenior]

A year late, but here I go. When you put the TV at that height in such a small room you are creating ergonomic problems. Designers always think of design over physical well being.

[@macov7lL]

Impresionante 🤩 gracias por compartir, saludos desde Chile

[@elyc.5664]

Beautiful!!

[@niko36]

I really don’t understand why all of a sudden everyone is putting their TVs close to the ceiling when they should be at eye level when you’re sitting down…..