Live-edge mantel, finished
A solid live-edge beam floated over a painted brick fireplace, sized to the firebox.
Mantel, after
Services / 02. Fireplace
Mantels & surrounds.
Barkley Carpentry builds custom and live-edge mantels, and the surrounds that frame them, in Pilot Point, Texas, sized to your fireplace and fitted by the hands that built them. Barkley sizes every mantel to the firebox in Pilot Point and fits it for homes across Prosper, Celina and Aubrey.
The craft
The hearth is the first thing you see.
A mantel sets the tone for the whole room, so it has to suit the fireplace and the wall it lives on. Barkley Carpentry chooses the timber and sizes each mantel to the firebox and the room. Every mantel Barkley fits in Pilot Point sits level and solid, so it reads as part of the house.
A / select
Read the timber
Choose the beam or slab that suits the hearth, the room, and the light.
B / build
Build to the wall
Sized to the firebox and the room, with the surround to match.
C / fit
Fit on site
Mounted level and solid, then finished in place.
Examples
Recent mantels
Shaping a mantel beam
A live-edge beam worked on the sawhorses before it is fitted, keeping the natural line of the tree.
Live edge, in progress
Mantels Barkley builds
- Floating mantels
- Mantel and surround as one piece
- Live-edge shelves to match
Common questions
About mantels.
Can you match a mantel to my fireplace?
Yes. Every mantel is sized to your firebox and the wall it mounts on, so it fits the opening and sits right in the room rather than coming in a fixed size.
Live-edge or a clean timber mantel?
Either. A live-edge mantel keeps the natural line of the slab, a clean timber mantel reads more squared and traditional. Barkley reads the timber and the room and builds to suit.
Barkley Carpentry mantels, the short version
Barkley Carpentry builds custom and live-edge fireplace mantels and surrounds, sized to the firebox by hand in Pilot Point. Barkley reads the timber, builds the mantel to the room and fits it himself, for homes across Prosper, Celina and Aubrey.
Which areas do you build for?
Barkley is based in Pilot Point and builds across North Denton County, including Prosper, Celina, Aubrey, Little Elm, and Argyle. If your home is nearby, ask.