Post a picture of what you are looking at so we can get an idea what you are working with
slackcc said:Here's a pic, in the process of buying the house so this is the best pic I can get.
Great advice. I wouldn't be too concerned with drilling a Tapcon into each corbel straight down either, those corbels should be stout the way they're built.Hi Slack,
Those are called corbels. Kind of strange they put the one in the middle. Usually just one on each side. If you're going to add a wood mantle, I would keep it simple. Straight slab of some thing that looks nice about 4" thick. You don't need anything really heavy duty to fasten it, it's not going anywhere. I would probably get the mantle positioned where I want it, then drill a couple holes at an angle from the top with a masonry bit and install tap cons. Counter sink the holes enough to hide the screw heads. It's high enough up no one will see them. Think of it as toenailing as far as the angle goes.
Mike Hawkins:smile: