Looks really good. Love that black fireplace included in the design. I've never been a fan of hanging the TV on the wall, but in you're design, it looks amazing. Thanks for sharing...
great video... awesome work ... very informative! I'm confident i can do this without screwing it up! also thanks for advising NOT drilling the airstone. i wanted to mount a fireplace .. tv.. AND speakers. now i know to do that before i place the bricks.
Really nice. I live in an apartment home and I am planning in about a month to do a colored accent wall with painted wall paper and faux stone ( i like this AirStone) but I cant use the adhesive on their wall and they really dont like bright paint colors. So, I have used heavy duty velcro on upscale heavy mirrors before instead of nails. (They stay up for years) So I am gonna use velcro on all four corners of paintable wallpaper then paint after i hang it. For the faux stone i am gonna use heavy duty velcro for a small accent wall in bathroom and put up plywood the size of my wall space over the apartments painted wall and then use adhesive to apply stone on plywood instead of wall directly.
Outstanding job. I hope to surprise my wife by doing a feature wall project that she wants. Was at Lowe’s twice this week, but no Airstone...will check on-line. I did see the quartz stone but the pieces are glued together. Card stock to level pieces is a good...I now have another use for 3x5 cards. Be well.
Yes, but you would have to use some big screws and drill directly into the studs. This stuff is HEAVY. But we did this with plywood on my latest Airstone project over the existing tile and up onto the ceiling so that the whole unit would be flush. Check out my latest Airstone project for 2018 to see how we did it.
Did the regular stones work on the fireplace edges or did you order specific ones for the edges? I have edges but no corners on the project I'm getting ready to do. Your stones look great!!!
I bought this a few years ago and used it as a backsplash in my kitchen. Lowe's was discontinuing it. I got it for $25/BOX!!! Super easy to put up, super easy to cut (I cut all of mine by hand with a hand saw). I just hate the way it looks :-/ I'm ripping it out in a few weeks.
Hahahaha, I have seen many DIY'ers on RU-vid but just made my day for sure. Like the butter on the toast - it does actually look tasty :PA very creative and simple idea for keeping bricks level! Awesome channel! Keep it up :)
Ok, you made up my mind. I wasn't sure I could do it myself, but I'm going to try. Question - this is going to go behind my wood stove, all the way up to the ceiling, and I want to put up a mantle halfway up - the mantle will need to be supported by L brackets. Should the mantel be installed first? Or after? How would I do that around the brackets that will be attached to the wall? Thanks - your project looks awesome!
I went to your blog post about how you hid your cords, but I was reading that the two boxes have to be directly above and below each other and the top one has to be installed near the tv mount. So, if the top "wire box" was installed on either side of the tv mount, and the bottom one has to be directly below it, how did you make that work? Where did you end up aligning the boxes in line with each other?
after completing the wall how did you mount the tv?? ..do you have a video that shows that part?..I want to know if those bricks can take the weight of the tv
No, don't drill through the Airstone! Mount the tv FIRST and then you can put the bricks up. Then, the tv. Make sense? And I have finally gotten around to writing a quick blog post. Here is a quick post on how I hid my cords goo.gl/I8Fgcs
Incidentally, I have been looking at the same fireplace for some time. The link you provided shows the recessed version and showing a depth of 5 1/2 inches. Did you recess the fireplace into that wall or is it just mounted on the wall? Mine will be on an exterior wall so it wouldn't be a good idea to recess it with out building out that section of the wall. If you did mount it directly on the wall, did the depth of the stones make up for the 5 1/2" depth of the fireplace? Awesome video, thank you!
Hi, Rich! I actually ordered my fireplace on Menards website (they don't carry it in store) but that one is almost identical. I used the mounting brackets provided for the fireplace and my tv and applied the airstone around the mounting brackets. The fireplace still sticks out a little from the brick to allow room for the vent and controls on the side, but the tv is also mounted so having them both in comparison looks pretty "custom". I hope this answers your question. Your idea of using this outside sounds amazing. I would love, love, love to see the final project. Feel free to #LJDIY on IG, Twitter, or FB to share your projects with me (and others) along with any other tips, tricks, or advice! Thanks! -LJ
Great job, looks amazing! I am planning to do exactly the same, but it would really help to know approximately how much it all costs. Also, do I mount the TV to my main wall or to the airstone? Thanks.
Looks like she spent around 400 bucks on this. Lowes has this at 8 linear ft per box at 60 bucks a box. What she did looks to be 6 ft x maybe 8 ft... rougly. I was going to do this and was excited till I priced doing a 8 x 10 wall.
Emmas dad Hi - I think the linear foot pricing is for the corner pieces only. The flat pieces used for covering most of a wall are sold in boxes that cover 8 sq.ft. @ $60 ea. so it's about $7.50 per sq.ft. if my math is correct. Hope this helps.
I didn't find the adhesive for $14. And Lowes no longer carries AirStone. Home Depot does, but doesn't carry the adhesive. I bought the adhesive from the Airstone Store and it was $30.99 a gallon.
I want to do this! I see below you have a little for a post about the cords hidden behind. But when I click on it it says account suspended. Could you please explain how you did it? Thanks!
Should have pulled the box out a bit so the face plate of the outlet rests on the face of the stone, and not recessed into it. Also could have used much less adhesive, that stuff is so light it hardly needs any, and then you have less mess/adhesive on the face of the stone and squeezing out the joints. Also would have considered getting a box or two of the corner pieces to give a more finished look where it ends on the sides. Other than that, looks stellar. Great job
Looks like she did an excellent job installing the stone, the only issue is that outlet, she could of gotten an electrical box extender for a few bucks to make that outlet flush with the rest of the stone veneer.
Couple of question.. 1.can we use liquid nail instead of what the company said. 2.how much did it cost for the whole project. 3.the fireplace where did u got that and is it only for show. As I leave in Tampa I don't heated fireplace.. Thanks wall looks beauitfull.
could you add a video or a blog post on how you hid all your cords? Also, did you install the TV and the fire place before applying the stones? thanks!
Hi Marina. Here is the blog post on how I hid my cords. ljdecor.com/hid-cords-fireplaceaccent-wall/ Also, we installed the TV mount and fireplace mount before we installed the Airstone. You can drill through Airstone, but it's recommended not to.
Hello, i would like to use the heat in my fire place is it safe with the air stone . The heat comes out the front. Also if this has to be removed is it difficult to take off the wall ? Thanks your project is beautiful
i luv how the way u do it, it gives me an idea,looks awesome beneath those artificial fireplace, askin only where i can get those fireplace thing tnx,,
Our fireplace is wall mounted. We use a cable organizer kit and cord management kit to hide the cords (all linked and pinned at the top of this video). Hope that helps!
This turned out amazingly beautiful! There's an area right in the middle of my living room where I was planning on putting an electric fireplace (because I don't want a TV in my home), and this would look perfect along that wall behind the fireplace! I could even cut and paint a slab of wood to look like a mantle! Ugh, you give me such good ideas! So glad I found your channel. Thank you for inspiring me creatively. I have so many projects on my plate right now, it's hard to narrow down which one to start first! I have a side table I've been wanting to refinish with a mosaic tabletop. I'll share with you when I'm done! Keep on creating, girl! You rock!
I got brought here for some reason and that was my thought also. That is A LOT of weight pulling on what is essentially paper covering the drywall. I was say, yes. Fasten cement board first as a minimum and then secure the stone. This project looks nice but it’s terrifying to me.
great job, When you got to the tv level did you block all the way up or did you mount the tv and block around it since you wont see it whats behind the tv
Did you paint the new wall color before or after the bricks were up? I have a similar project and trying decide if placing the brick over new paint would be best, rather then cutting the paint along the brick. Thanks! Your project turned out awesome!
Thanks, James! I painted after I put the brick up. I couldn't decide on a paint color, so it was much easier after I got the brick up to pick the right color ☺️
I actually have a blog post on this! Follow the link in the description of the video. I list everything I used and all the links to the exact products I used :)
Laci Jane you have the products listed but not a description of how you did it. A video would be much helpful. Is there a reason why you haven’t provided a video of this?
