I'm hoping someone has some advice. We just bought an old colonial built late 1800s -1900. We have a living room and dining room side by side with an old pair of pocket doors separating the two rooms.
Problem- The living room has an old faux fireplace with mantle that we need to remove (see photo). It takes up the whole interior wall and corner of the living room that's really the only suitable place for the tv and any shelving unit.
How can we remove this thing? It's over 6 ft tall. The mirror is already loose and looks like it could be popped right out of the mantle and into the wall with a push.
From the basement I found that there is hole looking straight up behind the plaster wall that it's attached to. It doesn't appear there was ever a working fireplace. But obviously at one point the house had a vent going behind it from the basement. The second pic is looking straight up from the basement. The faux fireplace is attached to the plaster wall on the left. The pocket door is to the right. The bottom is the chimney running from the basement to the roof.
How is the mantle attached to the wall?
How would you remove it?
Is their a way of easily removing it that doesn't require demolishing it?
I'm wondering if it might have some value as an antique home feature. I don't really care too much though... I'm willing to cut it into pieces if necessary. Just wondering if anyone would have any advice since i can't tell how it's attached or what will happen to the plaster walls surrounding it, if I cut it out off the wall.
Problem- The living room has an old faux fireplace with mantle that we need to remove (see photo). It takes up the whole interior wall and corner of the living room that's really the only suitable place for the tv and any shelving unit.
How can we remove this thing? It's over 6 ft tall. The mirror is already loose and looks like it could be popped right out of the mantle and into the wall with a push.
From the basement I found that there is hole looking straight up behind the plaster wall that it's attached to. It doesn't appear there was ever a working fireplace. But obviously at one point the house had a vent going behind it from the basement. The second pic is looking straight up from the basement. The faux fireplace is attached to the plaster wall on the left. The pocket door is to the right. The bottom is the chimney running from the basement to the roof.
How is the mantle attached to the wall?
How would you remove it?
Is their a way of easily removing it that doesn't require demolishing it?
I'm wondering if it might have some value as an antique home feature. I don't really care too much though... I'm willing to cut it into pieces if necessary. Just wondering if anyone would have any advice since i can't tell how it's attached or what will happen to the plaster walls surrounding it, if I cut it out off the wall.