I'm thinking about buying the Drolet Escape 1500-i insert, but its surround is only 29" high and my fireplace opening is about 29.5" inches high. Dang, that's annoying. Is there an easy fix for this? Could I just buy a piece of steel angle or square tube, paint it black, and affix it to the top of the surround?
Insert surround panel / faceplate too small...
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A nicer look might be to raise the entire unit 1" by putting risers under the firebox,
& then using a 1" piece of steel or stone for the surround riser. If you make it
longer than the width of the surround & deeper than the surround frame, it will
look good. The company I work for does this when we encounter this situation.
& then using a 1" piece of steel or stone for the surround riser. If you make it
longer than the width of the surround & deeper than the surround frame, it will
look good. The company I work for does this when we encounter this situation.
What would one use for risers? I like this idea, but am having trouble imagining how best to raise up the unit. Cement board?
That would work we usually use fire brick because it is what we have on the van
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