The Classic Surround  

Select your Classic size and wood type

The Classic Surround, unfinished MDF

 
MDF Paintgrade Mantels
MDF
Oak Mantel Kit
Oak
Maple Fireplace Mantel Designs
Maple
Hickory Mantel Kit
Hickory
Knotty Pine Surrounds
K Pine
Knotty Alder Surrounds
K Alder
Walnut Fireplace Mantel Designs
Walnut
Mahogany Fireplace Mantel Designs
Mahogany
Cherry Fireplace Mantel Designs
Cherry
  
Disclaimer: Due to the wide variety of colors and grain patterns in natural, unfinished hardwoods even in the same species—your hardwood surround may or may not match the pictures of wood types shown here.To match an exact color of wood, consider ordering a raw hardwood surround and staining it to meet your needs.

 


Select your mantel size
Think of your mantel being similar to a picture frame. Just like the opening of the picture frame is slightly smaller than the picture, so the opening of the mantel is slightly smaller than the total size of your fireplace plus any tile or marble surrounding the firebox



  
     
1. Outer width
Measure the outer width of your fireplace, including any tile or marble surrounding the firebox—or tile or marble you plan to add around the firebox.
 
2. Inner width
From the sizing table above, look for a model where the inner width is slightly narrower than the outer width of your fireplace plus any tile or marble.



 
 
3. Height
Follow the same principle to fit the height: find a model where the inner height of the mantel is slightly less than the outer heigh of the fireplace plus tile.
 
 
4. Check the top shelf
Check to make sure the top shelf and outer width of the mantel won't run into obstructions such as windows or light switches.
     
Measurement Worksheet
Print out a worksheet to help you record and keep track of the dimensions of your fireplace. Measure twice, cut once!
 
Will my mantel need a Tile Gap cut?
If you have tile or marble around your fireplace your mantel may need what we call a tile gap. Click to learn more.