How to Build a Floating Mantel | Fireplace Wooden Mantel DIY

[@luisbarquero5704]

MUY buena calidad, el texto imagenes. kzbin.infoUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO Un manuel muy completo y trabajado. Resulta muy práctico. Para principiantes y profesionales. Lo recomiendo

[@MarkThomasBuilder]

That screwdriver technique sounds like a good idea for the corners. Thanks for sharing!

[@Pro1er]

Hi Mark, I learned that screwdriver trick from a German cabinetmaker over 50 years ago, sometimes it works, other times it doesn't so I find it best to test on an inconspicuous spot first.

[@daytonblake477]

Very helpful hint on making the miters look tight. I’ll give it a try. Thank you and God’s peace be with you.

[@briankinnaman6532]

Super cool tip about sanding mitered edges and using a screwdriver. Looks great! Thanks for sharing this!

[@lindsayfrey4268]

Thank you for showing how to make a beautiful wooden mantle. You did a great job explaining your process!

[@garygray7945]

You did an amazing job on that project and nothing you could buy off the shelf would look as good ! Way to go.

[@PeterKNoone]

Great to see you spreading the glue across the whole work surface...much better! Great stuff, keep it coming. Love your skills and creativity.

[@AJKlos]

Love this. Thank you. Had that in mind but you made it way more understandable

[@yamiraengle702]

Its beautiful Melissa. And the decor just made it so much more.

[@seansysig]

Simple design yet beautiful finish and decorating.

[@userbosco]

56 years old, and just learned something! :-] Had never heard that trick about joining mitered edges. I always caulk my joinery to finish it, but this may be worth trying, so easy!

[@davidl8425]

Quite the craftswoman, very good job and how you explain everything is well done....

[@johnhitchcock5404]

You have to watch Insider Carpentry. Smart as whip he is. Borderline genius.

[@davidwhite1099]

Excellent job, great job explaining the steps.

[@batmanbags7651]

Great clean look. From a veteran carpenter 💪🏾

[@baq8680]

Beautiful job.... and nice work on the miters!!!

[@h.collier3544]

Wow.. that is a gorgeous Christmas mantel!

[@michaelsylvester7272]

Hi Melissa, I absolutely love it, Thanks for sharing.

[@Drevid]

Nice to see it fully completed. Looks fantastic. Would have loved to seen it with a fire going and all the Christmas stuff.

[@williammcgowan6687]

very nice job you have done there

[@seatleon57220]

Comme toujours !! C'est parfait 👌

[@jeffgreen2448]

Looks good! French cleats work well in these applications. After decorating, brings everything together nicely

[@julieamos1633]

Very nicely done.

[@talenttrading]

Great results. Very nice for Christmas and the stockings :)

[@reedblessed]

Awesome job! ~watching from Norfolk, Virginia~

[@anaphylaxis2548]

Nicely done! The wood conditioner was a good choice with the pine.

[@whyme5024]

Simple and nice. Thanks.

[@MrStukov]

Great project, came out nicely! Planning on making my own.

[@fiwinkwink1]

Beautiful, and the mantel too.

[@michaelrobinson7632]

Looks great and thank you for mentioning mistakes even though you don’t see them

[@beibeilin8500]

I can listen you talk all day. So soothing. Great vids by the way.

[@theorist2o3]

Looks great. Your voice is very soothing.

[@elzekegkids]

Loved the project. Thanks for sharing.

[@ivadavis]

good job 😀

[@bmc007]

i think it looks great.. i'm definitely doing this 👍

[@2jrts314]

Gorgeous. All of it.

[@jolantamizeracki6682]

Looking fantastic.

[@johnchlipala5079]

Very nice job on the mantel. Love the way you breakdown the project on the video, very knowledgeable, and made this a very enjoyable video!!! I'm a fan!

[@jjryansea]

Love your work Melissa. Thank you for practical instruction on interesting projects. . Happy New Year, ....a new (and better) year with many new projects.

[@robertbridgen2950]

Well done a fantastic job

[@rodcormier7428]

Thx for the video .... always enjoy ur project .... something well help ur glue up is tape

[@pvc4343]

It really turned out nice and I learned something when you related about using the screw driver to smash the edges----Its nice to follow you around--Have a great New Year! from Nevada.

[@dagobertoramirez9359]

Amazing work..!

[@RiversideHomesteadLife]

Sweet I will show u one we made....

[@ماجدعايدية]

Thanks I loved it! 🎄🎄

[@leksey7870]

It turned out beautifully! Good luck!

[@wileycoyotesr8623]

Your project looks amazing. I'm building a desk using glue in numerous areas. I read not to spread glue with fingers as oils will weaken it. hmmm .. never knew that but it does make sense. The article said to use a small brush for spreading the glue. I tried it and liked the process. Water cleanup was easy. Just thot I'd pass the info along.

[@WelcometotheWoodsBlog]

I didn't know doing the oils on skin break down the glue, I've usually just used my fingers lol. Thanks for the info!

[@robdaubs9905]

Looks good!

[@stevetheplumberbreeding7402]

Great job Melissa!!! Hope you had a Merry Christmas🌲👍🌲

[@vstarcruiser7141]

Nice work!

[@Nick-NY]

Your voice is so calming.

[@JCC56]

mantel looks great, French cleats is also an easy option.

[@andrewgrguric4287]

I'm hiring !!!! Looks fantastic

[@figuringitout9956]

Really looks good!

[@richie-rich3035]

Most Excellent!

[@georgiao.m.m4316]

You did a great job!!! I'm going to try and duplicate it.

[@caleb4367]

First 1,000! Love your content!

[@redscortgt93]

Spencer on Insider Carpentry has a few great videos on beam making. It would be similar to mantles. I would have personally stained it a darker color to hide the wood putty and brad nails, but the natural color looks great as well. Maybe even burning it. Idk so many ideas! Lol looks great! Keep up the good work. :)

[@kimvanhorn1013]

So pretty.

[@Lead_67]

Great job!

[@carlossimoes2133]

Good job merry Christmas 🎅 🎄

[@MrJokerh61]

Fantastic 👏 job

[@marysantana8468]

Love this sooooo much !,

[@dlvh007]

Looks like a nice floating mantel. Good job Melissa, and a belated Merry Christmas to you!

[@josephpilosky4775]

Hope you had a merry Christmas. STAY SAFE

[@hangdogit]

Nice design. It should work great with a hardwood outer finish wood like Oak or Alder too.

[@JSJS23]

Awesome work , you are beautiful as well

[@jaggerben2000]

Hi, that looks really really great. I just bought a house and I'm doing the same thing. Your videos of very helpful I appreciate that. Thank you. Ben Ferguson.

[@reellifewithlove4411]

Beautiful sis!!!!!😮😮❤❤❤

[@marcrad]

Good job!!!

[@duaneshort186]

Nice! Well done.

[@markdiorio468]

Well done.

[@edstud1]

Beautiful job, well done!

[@dragon66leo]

Great work thats what im planning also for my wall, keep up the great work 😎👌

[@kairohmann4350]

Sieht super aus. 👍

[@im4dabirds]

great job

[@JuanCarlosAquila]

Beautiful... Congratulations...

[@brandy2374]

What is the height of your mantle from floor to bottom of mantle? Thank you so much for this tutorial... you did a beautiful job.

[@joeygarcia6810]

nicely done!!!

[@ramzikearl7344]

I really love your videos. You could teach 75% of other you tubers how to edit. You’re step by step instructions are concise and informative. Plus, if you don’t mind my saying so, you’re not too hard to look at. Happy Holidays!

[@sean6077]

That's pretty much how I did my 3 floating shelves. Although I used pallet wood instead of pine boards. I wanted a more rustic look. But I like the look of yours with the white-washing. I stained one of mine with Minwax English Chestnut stain and the other 2 I left natural since I used boards with different color depths on those 2. My brackets are mounted directly into studs with 3" lag screws. I also used glue on the joints between the runner (long part mounted to the wall) and the fingers (parts that stick off the runner) as well as 3" screws. Overbuilt.....definitely. Will they ever fall.....probably not, lol.

[@goingbacktoourroots]

So cool

[@karenreyes840]

wao you are strong and i like it alot lol keep it up!

[@billspopslc]

I watched a LOT of mantle videos. Your video was so easy to follow as someone who doesn’t know anything about carpentry. I actually get really inspired and felt like I could actually do this myself. Thank you!!! Ps. Would this work for a brick fireplace???

[@NicoleMeyer-r5p]

I love this! I am wondering what you used on your faux concrete finish on the wall?

[@sunumiah9643]

Amazing floating shelf but how would you take it off, if ever you needed to because you've nailed the shelf to the internal structure 🤔

[@masongluth6759]

Very nice

[@euripidesrios2778]

I’m impress!

[@alnewyorkcity6979]

Good Job!

[@MarcoACasco]

Just lovely !!! wonder how you come up with all these ideas ???

[@Fijen-x2h]

Beautiful ❤️

[@gilroyjack9305]

Nice!!

[@MMGJ10]

I'm really impressed with your ability. Did you have any background in construction or anything? As always, nice work!

[@lucasfamily6689]

good job, looks great, would be even better with a nice oled tv

[@etsatcom]

Amazing work. That came out awesome. I might try something similar but for shelves in a room soon. I like the finished look. Good job, Melissa!

[@bradmaas6875]

Nice

[@amandacasey3519]

Hello! I'm building this right now. Couple of questions: 1) This seems... really heavy. But it's okay because it's going into studs, right? 2) You nailed your box to the bracket; in theory, how would someone get the mantel back off if down the road they wanted to update the mantel?

[@pincheadam]

I made something similar, it is not very heavy and definitely sturdy mounting into the studs.

[@pincheadam]

You could take it down with a little effort, but what I did was countersink the holes on top of mantel and used screws to hold in place. That way you don't see the screw head and you can get it off easily

[@danielmurzellotheunknownma7481]

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[@jamesbarnes6964]

Great job. I would have used a darker stain but that's just personal preference I guess. I've been studying a lot of your videos and you are getting pretty good. Keep up the good work.

[@Duke_The_Creator]

Looks amazing I built one myself but If definitely looks empty without a tv 😩 let your husband get a tv it would look amazing