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Home Fireplace Remodel San Rafael, CA

The cost will be much higher than using an insert (two to four times as much, with mason work and specialty materials fetching the highest prices), but you can choose exactly the style and materials you want. But because it instantly transformed the fireplace into the contemporary, industrial style we wanted, the time and work was well worth it. The addition of the solid-wood mantel with a natural edge and DIY fireplace screen infuses interest and texture into the room.

This modest-size living room had plenty of potential in the beginning, except for one major problem: The focal point in …