Fireplace Mantel Height Requirements

This ordinance states that any combustible material such as a wood mantel surroun d or shelf must be at least 6 inches from the fireplace opening.

Fireplace mantel height requirements.

A 6 inch depth must have a minimum height clearance of 15 inches. 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. Your fireplace may fit this dimension or it might be on the shorter or taller end of the spectrum when it comes to mantel height above fireplace. Again proper height is relatively subjective to your fireplace but average or standard fireplace mantel height construction is around 54 above the hearth s floor.

A 6 inch mantel should be 15 inches away. In addition for every 1 8 inch that a trim or molding piece on your mantel juts out another 1 inch of clearance is needed. The thing is the mantel height is not going to change that much in room with a higher ceiling either. Always check with your local planning and building office for code requirements.

For combustibles such as wood or particle board surrounding a wood burning fireplace. A 2 inch depth must have a minimum height clearance of 11 inches. A 4 inch deep mantel should be 13 inches from the fire box. First of all yes 63 tall for a fireplace mantel in a room with an eight foot ceiling is a little high.

The highest i have ever seen is 59 but most fireplace mantels range between 52 57 for an eight foot ceiling. We recommend installing the mantel 4 5 from the floor. A 4 inch depth must have a minimum height clearance of 13 inches. If the mantel will stick out from the wall more than 1 1 2 inches the height between the top of the fireplace and the shelf must be 12 inches or more.

Step 4 aesthetic last but certainly not least consider how you want the room to look.