One of the main reasons to choose a natural stone fireplace surround is the high level of heat resistance and durability, as these factors help to ensure the fireplace will remain in good condition ...

For contractors, installing a cast stone fireplace in a residence, condo or apartment building can present so many labor and material costs - not to mention installation issues - that it can scuttle a ...

Measure the area for the surround and the fireplace dimensions. Determine the exact top of the fireplace, because you’ll be setting a support slab across both sides of the surround to complete it. Dry ...

There is no doubt that a fireplace creates a central focal point in any room that it is in. Fire is like a magnet and has an irresistible pull. However, when the weather turns warm the unlit fireplace ...

A stacked stone fireplace can transform a living room into the ultimate cozy haven. Who wouldn't want to grab a book and chunky blanket to lounge in front of one of these beauties? The stones are ...

A working fireplace (or even a nonworking one) is a feature we'd all be lucky to have in our homes at some point—there's no arguing that—but sometimes its design doesn't match up with the warmth and ...

Or it won’t be, once you follow this advice. By Tim McKeough “The fireplace must be the focus of every rational scheme of arrangement,” Edith Wharton and Ogden Codman Jr. wrote in their 1897 design ...

Merlin and Kim Goble disliked the dated-looking brick fireplace in the great room of their White Bear Lake home, so they updated it with a stone façade. It was an easy choice: Merlin is a stonemason.