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Figure 3A - Attaching Sides to Mantel Base
Figure 4 - Placing Vertical and Horizontal Filler Surround
Trims
Figure 5 - Installing Short Blocks and Square Blocks
Fireplace
Screws
7.
Review the fit table in figure 1 and your fireplace face
dimensions to determine if a filler surround trim is needed.
If so proceed to step 8 otherwise skip steps 8 through 12
and continue at step 13 below.
8.
Temporarily position the fireplace in the mantel so that
the filler surround trim pieces can be located. Center the
fireplace inside the opening with the fireplace face flush
with the back of the mantel header.
9.
Place the vertical filler surround trim pieces through the
slots in the mantel base and adjacent to the fireplace face.
10.
Center the horizontal filler surround trim above the fire
-
place and screw in place using two (2) 1
1
/
4
" wood screws
through the two pre-drilled holes, see Figure 4.
11.
Slide the vertical filler surround trim pieces against the
horizontal filler surround trim piece and against each side
of the fireplace. Attach each piece to the mantel base
using the two (2) short blocks and eight (8) 1
1
/
4
" wood
screws, see Figure 5.
12.
Attach the vertical and horizontal filler surround trim pieces
using the two (2) square blocks and eight (8) 1
1
/
4
" wood
screws, see Figure 5.
13. Place the mantel against the wall, place the top on the
sides and header assembly and mark the location for the
wall bracket below the top locating block. Attach the wall
bracket by screwing through the wall and into wall studs
using 2
1
/
2
" wood screws.
14. Remove the top then slide the mantel away from the wall.
Install fireplace in mantel, following fireplace owner’s
manual to make any gas or electrical connections, and
then reposition the mantel and fireplace against the wall
in its final position. Replace top making sure the top block
fits in the wall bracket.
Vertical
Filler
Surround
Trim
Screws
Screws
Short Block
Square Block
Horizontal Filler
Surround Trim
