How To Install a Floating Mantle / Floating Shelf

In this video, I show you how to install a live edge floating mantle over a fireplace. The installation required 2 people to install and the floating mantle definitely adds a new look and feel to the room.

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About this video:
This video shows Joshua Roode aka Josh The DIY Guy installing a floating mantle over a fireplace. The mantle is a block of solid wood with a live edge and finished off with a matt sealer.

mantelpiece
/ˈmant(ə)lpiːs/
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noun
a structure of wood, marble, or stone above and around a fireplace.

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[DIYBuilt]

Hey Josh, Fellow DIY creator here, I like the new channel. I just subscribed 👍

[rallentando]

Made the job a lot easier, paper outline was the way to go!

[Influenceyyy]

The torpedo level on 6ft surface is hilarious 😂

[lynxer]

Great vid and great use of all thread as an alternative to the overpriced brackets. Definitely going to use this method!

[CgrLaw]

You solved not only my problem, but a great mystery to me! 😆 Thanks a lot!! Great job!

[gerardococci]

Making the job look easy, thanks for the tip's!

[hermansyah]

Simple & very nice.... Good job bro

[steveo]

What's the point in checking the final install level? Would you really pull the whole thing off to fix a small deviation?

[TheDjmcbride]

I see you have a can of qmax in the shot that stuff is great

[johnkendall]

V good video, given me inspiration. 1 q, why did you not space the bars equally, but had each pair closer to the ends of the beam with a larger gap in the middle?

[tonygraham]

What size threaded bar did you use? M12?

[Asgaming-ojfp]

very good instruction video, thanks...

[Cahangon]

Masyaallah, Good Job boy 👍
Nice to meet you boy, From Indonesia

[eherva]

Men, I just love your Idea, I have a big piece of wood like that and I going to try it, I subscribe also.

[dr]

Nice. My effort sagged. 1.4m piece of pine into brick. Should i retry and attempt to drill the holes at a slight angle downwards?

[gilatron]

Mantle looks great! How are you securing the steel rods to the wall? Just the glue? Is it in drywall?

[tylercarpenter]

Looking to take on a similar project. Unfortunately, the wall above our fireplace is solid drywall, with non weight bearing 2x4’s on each corner (it is a recessed fireplace). Only thing I can think of is cutting out a portion of the drywall so I can access the reverse side of the wall, then mounting a strut channel to each corner stud, replacing the sheet rock cutout, then mud/tape, paint. What would you recommend?

[JoseAguirre-olme]

Video is great but you didn’t mention the size of the drill bit and the size of the metal rebar’s so that be great if you can tell me the sizes of everything I need thank you so much.

[beauxtibideaux]

I am no handyman or mechanic, but my initial reaction is "don't drill into a board with your car tire as the backing." - I subscribed though.

[george]

What are those Rods you're using there??