Posts Tagged ‘Fireplace’
Gather Materials:
Go to your local Home Center and pick up a piece of 1/2″ thick cement board (or 3/4″ thick particle board, if you prefer; though not as “fire-PROOF”, it will still be “fire-resistant”).
Size is optional, of course, and will depend on your fireplace and other room arrangements. Choose a size that will best suit your particular circumstance. Consider also how your chosen tiles will fit with the least amount of cutting required, and size your hearthmat accordingly, to save work and frustration.
Most Home Centers will cut your materials (cement board or particle board; not the tiles, though!) to the size you give them, so you might as well let them. Also, pick up enough “edge-tile” to go around the size of hearthmat you will be making, and enough flat tiles to fill in the middle. And, get the glue, grout, and any tools you’ll need (trowel, etc.) to install the tiles onto the board.
The living room, family room, den, as well as Master Bedroom are all rooms of the house which deserve a nice makeover when it’s time to complete a home remodeling project. One idea that you may not have thought about is that adding fireplaces to the various rooms in your house will do wonders to increasing the value of the home. But adding fireplaces will not only add that extra monetary value to your home, but it is also a good way to add a certain type of hominess for the people in your family. Indeed, many cold winters are spent indoors roasting marshmallows or listening to stories on the comfortable couch. Families and individuals of all types love fireplaces, but if you would like to add one to your house, there are important issues that need to be considered first!
Making Dimensional Changes
In order to successfully have a fireplace added to your home the first thing that needs to be considered is how it will fit. The fireplace should be seen as a piece to the living room puzzle. Whether you want to figure out yourself what needs to be changed or you want to meet with a contractor, the dimensions of your living room should be thought about. If the house currently has a small, but quiet living room then chances are that it will need to be made larger. Larger living rooms can be more conducive to fireplaces just because there is more space for the fire to run and no chance of any accidental fires happening.