[This is Part 3 in my How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 series.] How to Make the Collar Building the collar involves little more than finding out the dimensions of each section, and then cutting the parts. Lay them all out…
[This is Part 2 of my How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 series.] Build the Pilaster Cores Your pilaster cores must be very square, so don’t rush this part. I can’t emphasize this enough. Wrapping the core with all the other…
How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 for c. $162.00: Part 1
July 29, 2012
Traditional Style Finish Carpenter Price c. $1,200.00 A fireplace mantel with this much detail can cost between $1,200.00 – $2,000.00, if you buy it from a reputable company that sells them. But think of all the moldings you could afford…
Posts in this Series 1. How to Build NEWEL POST-100 for About $60.46 Part 1 2. How to Build NEWEL POST-100 Part 2 3. Before & After: Newel Post on a Half Wall Install the Core on the Half…
How to Build NEWEL POST-100 for About $60.46: Part 1
July 27, 2012
Traditional & Victorian Styles This is a decorative newel post. That’s what I call this one because it doesn’t support a stair rail. It’ there just to look pretty. You can make your own decorative newel post this weekend. Because…
[This is part of our WAINSCOTING-109 Installation series.] Preparing the Wainscoting for Paint Moldings rarely get installed perfectly the first time around. Now is the time all those little imperfections or embarrassing mistakes can be taken care of. All of…
[This is part of our WAINSCOTING-109 Installation Series.] How to Install the Wainscoting Baseboard This baseboard has its own pattern number and installation post here at BASEBOARD-110, where you’ll find the material list, prices and step by step tutorial showing…
[This is part of our WAINSCOTING-109 Installation series.] How to Install the Bed Molding Below the Rail Cap If you remember reading Part I of this series, I couldn’t find a proper bed molding in town, so ended up having…
[This is part of our WAINSCOTING-109 Installation Series.] How to Make the Pedestal Boxes Making these boxes is so easy, and yet they add so much to the wainscoting after you’ve wrapped all the moldings around them. You’ll see.