Bob talks with general contractor Ted Riley about the fireplace construction. The project started with cinder blocks in the basement. Then the brick fireplace and cinder block surround were built ...

For a cottage look, whitewash your brick fireplace and install a large rustic mantel on a shiplap wall. Look to estate sales and antique stores for a unique mantel, which can always be painted to ...

they wanted the look of bricks without the hassle of a traditional brick installation. Their ingenious solution? A creative ...

Then, use your roller or brushes to apply a paint formulated for masonry, or a latex paint, to the brick. (If you’re painting the interior of a fireplace, make sure you’re using heat-proof paint.) ...

Getting to that temperature isn’t an issue when it’s used to paint metal stoves, metal fireplace inserts, or even barbecues. But brick around a fireplace and the tiles on a hearth should not ...

In contrast, installing a TV mount on a brick, concrete ... it’ll cost an average of $175 to $400 to mount a TV above a fireplace. Depending on the scope of the project, a homeowner or renter ...

A three-bedroom home in La Jolla, a renovated retreat in Palm Springs and an Edwardian house in San Francisco.

Two volunteers are needed to remove a non-working electric fireplace from the apartment of this older adult and to take it to an outside dumpster. A dolly is available to move this ...

A fireplace or a wood-burning stove provides ... On the other hand, for installation, repair, or replacement, call a local chimney repair contractor. Let’s take a closer look at chimney repair ...