Hi there. I am a newbie here and I hope I'm posting in the right place. I realize I desperately need something wider and taller on my mantle. What I have now is to small for the space. I want to put a bigger mirror up there but I'm scared that the mantle wouldn't be able to support the weight since I don't know how the mantle is hung on the brick. From what I can tell the mantle is hollow from the back. How much weight could I safely put on the mantle. We've tried hanging something before but the mortar is very soft. It will not let me add more than one pic
If I was asked to look at that...... I'd want everything off of it. I'd try to slide the mantle off of whatever it's resting on. There may be several hidden screws that hold the mantle from sliding off its mount.
I think I remember doing something similar to that at one point. I've tried to move it around and it seems pretty sturdy. I am worried about dead weight. Even carefully pushing down on it. If you had to guess, would you say at least 50 pounds?
My guess would be that there is a ledger bolted into the mortar, and the trim has been applied onto that ledger. Judging by the end closest to us, it kind of looks like it is already sagging a little.
I couldn't begin to guess at a maximum weight. I do know that the closer you keep the weight to the fireplace face the more you can put on it. It's when the weight comes away from the fireplace where the supports can fail.
You would probably benefit with additional corbels being installed. Mantle corbels
To comply with fire code, if you use corbels someday they would probably need to be made of non flammable materials due to their proximity to the firebox opening. Or else be outside the area where combustibles are not permitted.
Hello all,
I have a contractor from hell who is for sure getting fired, but I've already overpaid and want to at least have him complete enough work before I send him out the door. The main issue we are arguing is the post he removed may have been load bearing.
The project was basically to remove a pantry wall in order to expand the size of our kitchen.
There is a big metal beam running from the beginning of the kitchen and ends where the post for the pantry used to be. My guess is the beam was also overlapping with one from the garage side.
The contractor's main argument is that he only removed a 2x4 which could not have been load bearing. Be that as it may, can anyone here tell if the post had to stay? Any advice would be highly appreciated.
[i]Full project [/i]
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[i]Beam from garage side on the left looks to be cut. The metal beam ends with no support of any kind. [/i]
[i]Different angle[/i]
[i]Showing kitchen width where the last support point (wall) is for the beam. [/i]
[i]Floor where post used to sit. You can see a footing and the house foundation. [/i]
[i]Ceiling of basement underneath, shows another beam above where the original post was. [/i]
Hello!
I'm trying to build my own shed and have taken to a rather difficult design. I'm a novice and I'm looking for books, websites, information I can go learn to build the art shed depicted below. I'm specifically looking for things that will help with the roof!
I have contractors in the family that offered their help but I'd like to get as far as I can before using their invaluable time. Thanks!
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[i]Full project [/i]
[i]Different angle[/i]
[i]Beam from garage side on the left looks to be cut. The metal beam ends with no support of any kind. [/i]
[i]Different angle[/i]
[i]Showing kitchen width where the last support point (wall) is for the beam. [/i]
[i]Floor where post used to sit. You can see a footing and the house foundation. [/i]
[i]Ceiling of basement underneath, shows another beam above where the original post was. [/i]
