Crown Molding Above Brick Fireplace

If they re too shallow the screws will stick out noticeably and the quick clips will not hold over time.

Crown molding above brick fireplace.

You ll also need to line up the clips so they don t align over the brick s mortar which is. We have a brick fireplace and wanted to continue the crown. All the white molding looked beautiful and really made the fireplace mantle the focal point of the room. But the brick was done so well that i felt it deserved the senior status of the two decorating items and so i dissolved the crown molding through it.

Brick is naturally tough and it can be difficult to drive screws in at an acceptable depth. Below i could have wrapped the crown molding around the brick fireplace and that would have looked nice. Dec 28 2013 explore camilla nelson s board fireplace moulding followed by 138 people on pinterest. Since the crown is angled you can fit furring strips behind the crown.

Mark and drill into the mortar not the stone brick to secure the strips using tapcon screws this way it can always be patched if you remove the crown. End cap or square nose molding is often used to transition from one type of flooring to another but it can also be used where flooring meets a vertical brick fireplace such as a fireplace. See more ideas about fireplace fireplace design tv over fireplace.