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  • SimpliFire 60-Inch Linear Fireplace Remodel With Shiplap and Wood Mantel

    SimpliFire 60-Inch Linear Fireplace Remodel With Shiplap and Wood Mantel

    This remodel started with a blank wall. We installed a SimpliFire 60-inch Linear fireplace and a wooden mantel, then built an insert above the fireplace so the TV could sit right over it. The whole structure is covered in horizontal shiplap and trimmed with square-edged trim.

    Starting With a Blank Wall

    Before any framing went up, the wall was a flat white surface with the fireplace and TV locations sketched on in pencil. Marking the layout first lets us settle the height of the fireplace, the mantel and the TV before anything is cut.

    Bare white living room wall with a pencil layout marked out for a fireplace and TV, before any framing began
    The starting point: a blank wall with the fireplace and TV layout marked out.

    Framing the Fireplace and TV Insert

    Next we built a wood frame out from the wall. It includes a recessed opening for the TV, so the screen sits flush instead of sticking out. With the frame up, the SimpliFire Linear fireplace, the wooden mantel and the TV went into place before any finish work began.

    Freshly built wood stud frame on a living room wall with a recessed opening for a TV and shelves below
    New framing goes up, with a recessed opening where the TV will sit.
    Wall framing with a mounted TV in the recess, a wood mantel beam on corbels, and a 60-inch linear fireplace below
    The SimpliFire 60-inch Linear fireplace, wooden mantel and TV in place before the finish work.

    The Finished Look

    To finish, we overlaid the framing with horizontal shiplap and added square-edged trim around the TV insert, the edges and the base. The stained wood mantel stands out against the white wall, and the linear fireplace gives the room a clean focal point under the TV.

    Finished white shiplap fireplace wall with a recessed TV, a stained wood mantel on corbels, and a lit 60-inch linear fireplace below
    The finished wall: horizontal shiplap, square-edged trim, a wooden mantel and the TV set above the fireplace.

    What We Installed

    • SimpliFire 60-inch Linear fireplace
    • Wooden mantel
    • A built-in insert for the TV above the fireplace
    • Horizontal shiplap over the full structure
    • Square-edged trim

    Thinking About a Fireplace Remodel?

    If you have a wall that could use a fireplace, we can help with the fireplace, the mantel and wall finishes, and the installation. See how our turnkey fireplace solutions work, then request a free estimate or call us at 812.876.1340.