Revamping the Fireplace

 January 12, 2013

The above picture is from July, but is the best reference of what the original fireplace looked like.  

 We decided that it would look nice to equal out the space of wall on either side of the fireplace and add built in book cases on both sides.

It was a team effort.  Josh broke out the brick on the side of the fireplace and removed the entire hearth, while the boys and I moved the old bricks out to a pile in the back yard.

 Just prior to clean-up.

 Here is what's left and we cleared everything out.

We had thought that we would put new brick veneers over the front of the existing brick, but then we decided to just re-grout the old brick.  Next, we'll likely frame it out in wood and add a flat cement hearth.

I'll post more on the fireplace wall as it progresses.  But I am excited to see it finished.