How To Cover A Brick Fireplace With Shiplap

How to cover your brick fireplace.
How to cover a brick fireplace with shiplap. How to install shiplap above a fireplace this is a super simple beginner friendly diy project tutorial covering the steps we used to install shiplap above our fireplace. We made a big mess and removed the top courses only. Shiplap white wall color. When the first coat of paint dries apply a color wash and then quickly wipe it off with a clean dry towel.
Paint a red brick fireplace a deep shade of matte blue. Then screw the ship lap to it. I am seriously in love with this pebble tile. Using my favorite shade of white behr polar bear any.
To make the wash mixture mix one part blue paint and one part white paint with four parts of water. Brick fireplace makeover reveal. This project came with its challenges. Turning a boring red brick fireplace into a focal point can be inexpensive and easy.
It s hard to tell straight on but the brick was staggered at the top and we were looking for a more simple design. You would need to attach firing strips to the brick then you can shiplap. Consider a mantle as it may add to the overall design with or without the ship lap. I guess at the time i didn t know about ripping thin plywood into strips to make faux shiplap so i used 1 x 4 s to cover the brick.
And here s the finished brick fireplace makeover. Construction adjesive like beats the nails gorilla glueand other construction adhesives will attach the ship lap too but very hard to remove if you want a change in the future. Would need to do all three sides if it stands out from the wall. We used a combination of a crowbar chisel sledgehammer and a regular.
Mount it to the brick with masonary screws. The final step was to caulk around the edges where the brick met the shiplap wall and drywall. This is the 2009 version at the beginning of the shiplap trend. This was the look we lived with for 10 years.
Everyone s starting point and the surface they are building on will be a little different but i think this method could work for most homes. Don t do the walls on each side.