Installing a fireplace insert can greatly improve the ... The project often involves altering the brick or stone inside the chimney and working with electrical and gas lines.

“Put stone over brick to create a big impact,” Gosselin ... a double mantel Want to draw more attention to your fireplace? Consider installing an double mantel, as per Gosselin’s suggestion.

Dear James: It’s a mess carrying firewood indoors, so I want to modernize my old brick fireplace with one that uses gas logs. Are there any tips on how to do this project myself? — Kathy H.

It's vital to have a flat, solid surface on which to affix the new stone, tile or marble. For larger, flat pieces of tile or marble, you can either plaster a mortar bed over the existing brick to ...

It's a great way to transform your living room - add stone to your fireplace. J.R. Little and Darren McCoon from High West Siding and Residential Remodeling Specialists showed us a simple and ...