Home-made false fireplace from an inexpensive metal profile, drywall and decorative tiles, the cost is ~ 2000 rubles.
Necessary materials:
- Metal galvanized profile PP and PN
- Countersunk screws or rivets with rivets
- A grinder with a cutting circle for metal or scissors for metal, a diamond wheel or stone
- level
- Drill, drill ~ D3mm
- Drywall sheet
- Primer, gypsum plaster, putty knife, tile adhesive
- Decorative tiles
- Screwdriver, knife, safety glasses, pencil, tape measure
End result video
Very often such a fireplace portal is used to mask technological elements, in this case, heating pipes.
Types of metal profiles
We will use the profile ceiling PP 60 * 27 and the profile guide PN 28 * 27
Profile length 3 meters, which makes it possible to bring it in a passenger car, but can be cut with scissors according to the preliminary dimensions of the portal. Drywall can also be cut with a knife on the ruler and easily broken into pieces we need to fit in the car.
Depending on the size of the decorative tile you have chosen, in order to work less with a grinder, cutting each tile into size, calculate the size of the future fireplace portal and draw its drawing with the main dimensions (width, height, depth). We apply a pencil on the wall overall dimensions of the level. We cut the profile to the desired size and fasten it to the wall with self-tapping screws.
Then we cut and fasten the depth elements, if the floor covering is movable, the laminate, then it is necessary to maintain the gap (put a log) and not fasten to the floor with self-tapping screws. We cut the front elements and fasten everything according to the level. We mount internal partitions, shelves. We lay electrical wiring for future lighting, evaporator, lamps.
We measure the size and cut with a knife in a line of drywall, fasten it to countersunk screws. We grind with a knife or emery paper uneven joints. We prime with a deeply penetrating primer, after drying, knead the gypsum mixture and putty the entire portal with a spatula, do not grind.
After drying, you can proceed to sticker decorative tiles, the protruding adhesive can not be removed or smoothed, left as an option for decoration. Depending on the design idea, you can wipe the seams between the tiles, tint in dark or gold, a different color or leave it as is.
Board processing brushes
A decorative board is made by mechanical aging using a grinder or an electric drill and a special nozzle, an abrasive brush, but in home conditions more often use a public brush. She needs to more accurately influence the wood and gradually moving it back and forth, watching how the softer and loose wood is chosen between the annual rings, which are much denser and harder in structure. We get a natural relief as with natural aging of wood.
Then we remove the dust and open it with a stain or varnish, you can walk a little with sandpaper, after drying, which gives an even greater emphasis on the pattern of the wood structure. Then the final layer of varnish and you can install the shelf in place. It is enough to glue on glue or liquid nails, and it is also possible option on the hinges to open the shelf up, make a secret box.
It remains to come up with interior decoration, firewood, lights, steam smoke.