When we purchased the house it had a fireplace that we would never use surrounded by a hideous mantle we hated.
We decided to go with an electric fireplace that would provide a little heat and some ambiance. First we yanked off the mantle to see what we were dealing with, and what we were dealing with was a real mess. At some point the tile went up the wall and around the fireplace, so there would be some thinset cleanup involved.
A guy installed the electric unit and tacked in some new drywall.
I wasn't thrilled with the quality of his drywall work, but I thought I could fix it.
After taping, a lot of mud and sanding, texture, paint and trim it came out pretty well.
I still need to patch the holes, touch up the paint and caulk, but otherwise it's done. The awful tile will eventually come out, but that's down the road.
Later.
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