Fireplace Wood Trim

Is it time to remodel your fireplace? Do you need to give it a new look? Try trimming your fireplace in a new wood look. Most early fireplaces were made out of stone or brick. As time went on and more people started to worry about decorating the interior of their homes, wood faces, trim and molding became popular. Some of the designs had high pillars and sculpted columns, while others had exotic sculpted and carved designs.

There are companies that specialize in re-doing fireplaces. Fireplaces in new upper-scale homes are almost a must. People who have these homes built often call in experts to design them a fireplace with functionality and elegance that will make the room it is in a showplace.

Installing wood fireplace trim takes knowledge about the types of wood that are good for the interior of a house, the colors of wood that go well in the rooms and around the fireplaces, and the durability of the woods that are going to be used. Woods like redwood and Circassian walnut are beautiful just with a clear varnish and high polish, while other woods like white pine, poplar and cottonwood last longer and look better if covered with a base of enamel paint.

The kind of trim that is best for your fireplace depends a lot on what kind you are having installed: electric or masonry, or if you are rehabbing an older brick or stone fireplace. Pricing on the trim will probably be by the foot. If it is a large fireplace, the cost will be more, especially if you are having pillars, rosettes or carved mantels installed.