Traditional Fireplace Mantel Height

Height of the fireplace is 9 and width is 69.

Traditional fireplace mantel height.

An 8 inch deep mantel should be 17 inches above the fire box and a 10 inch mantel needs to be 19 inches above the fireplace. Mantel height is not an arbitrary decision. A 4 inch deep mantel should be 13 inches from the fire box. Sized to fit most 42 fireplaces and has on opening width of 54 opening height of 42 and return depth of 1 1 2.

The mantel will span the width of the fireplace. A 6 inch mantel should be 15 inches away. I also would like to know your suggestions on mantel height for our project. The nfpa calls for any mantel that is 2 inches deep to be a minimum of 11 inches from the top of the fireplace s fire box.

The national fire protection association the nfpa sets standards regarding placement of a mantel in relation to the fire box local building codes. We are installing a live edge mantel on the current brick fireplace. The average height for a fireplace mantle varies by personal preference as well as locality. We are a leading supplier of custom fireplace mantels surrounds mantel shelves and hearth accessories.

We are going to have the brick covered in sage ledger panels.