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| Pearl Mantels feature fine furniture quality, beautiful detailing and classic design - all at affordable prices. Pearl creates their exclusive mantels as pieces of fine furniture that will enhance any decor. They are hand crafted and carved from a beautiful Asian hardwood called Choi. Choi is a light colored, tight grained wood which is similar in grain character to American White Oak, allowing for ease of painting or staining any color. Every Pearl Mantel is manufactured from quality materials according to stringent specifications in their state-of-the-art production facility. Building material supplies and Hearth stores know the value of Pearl Mantels...their style, craftsmanship and enduring value have made them the choice of home construction professionals and homeowners for years. |
from vacherie louisiana on 7/7/2008
very good price
from West Bend, WI on 12/27/2007
The wooden fireplace surround was evrything I had hoped and expected it to be. A great surround for a great price! I believe it was the only one that I could find that would fit our 62"-wide diagonal corner wall installation. This surround has it all; fluting, rosettes, over-lays, in-lays, dental detail, bulnnosing, ogee detail, just about everything.The surround seams very well constructed and bolts together very simply and ridgid. I will mention that there was no paper work in our package as to assembly, mounting, finishing, warranty, etc. We were on our own with all of this.One nice "feature" that this unit came with that is not mentioned in the pre-purchase text are the individual loose inside frame pieces. With these pieces shipped loose, the installer has much flexability as to the transition from whatever firebox surround material they choose to use to where it meets this wood surround. In our case, we surrounded the firebox insert with granite tile. We could run the 1/2' thick tile to a larger than needed outside dimension, then we ripped the loose inside framing to the desired width to set on top of the tile. This way, the finished thickness no outside dimension of the tile was not important. The surround could easily be made to fit our choice of materials and installation dimensions.We have not yet had our stainer finish this unit to match the woodwork in the balance of the house. However, I did experiment myself with staining the inside frame pieces with some stain that we used elsewhere in the house. These pieces barely took any of the stain at all! I don't know if these peices are the same species of wood as the rest of the surround, and, therefore, if the rest of the surround is going to present a challenge to obtaining our desired medium "Oak" finish. I have little to no personal experience with staining, while my proffesional stainer tells me not to worry, and that he can get anything to match.[...].I have rated the product HIGH as it does seam to be a great product at a great price. [...]