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An old fireplace can be hard to ignore. Maybe yours has dark brick you’ve never liked, a chunky wood mantel, or a hearth that takes up more room than you’d want today. Sometimes it worked with the house twenty years ago. After new floors, paint, and furniture, it doesn’t work so well.
Twin City Fireplace remodels fireplaces throughout Cottage Grove, MN, including updates to older fireplaces and more involved renovations.
Working With an Existing Fireplace
A remodel doesn’t always start by ripping out the fireplace. You may be able to keep parts, especially if the homeowner mainly wants to change how it looks. You can replace the old surround, add a different mantel, or rebuild parts of the fireplace without starting over.
This is also where the condition of the existing fireplace comes into the conversation. Once work begins, damaged masonry or an aging firebox may need attention before you cover everything with new finishing materials.
That can change the project’s scope, but it also makes more sense than putting a brand-new surround over something that already needs repair.
Getting Rid of the Dated Look
Many fireplace remodels start with one very specific complaint. Too much brick. Stone that feels heavy in a small room. A mantel that’s too ornate. Maybe there’s nothing technically wrong with any of it, but you’ve spent years wishing it looked different.
New materials can change that without changing the entire room. Brick, stone, and tile each bring something different to a fireplace, and the mantel doesn’t have to resemble the one that came out.
Homeowners sometimes want to rethink the hearth. An older hearth may extend farther into the room than expected or use a material that no longer matches the surrounding flooring.
When the Project Gets Bigger
Some remodels go beyond replacing finishes. You may want to change the fireplace itself, especially if you use the room differently now. An older wood-burning setup might not suit your needs anymore. Another fireplace may need so much work that it makes sense to consider different options while you’re already renovating.
The surrounding wall can change too. TVs are part of the equation in many living rooms, and furniture placement can shape how homeowners want the finished fireplace to look.
Not every project needs all of that. Some really are just overdue cosmetic updates.
A Fireplace That Fits the Room Again
One nice thing about remodeling a fireplace is that you get to work with the room you have now, rather than whatever someone had in mind when the fireplace was originally built.
That might mean simplifying it. It might mean replacing an old surround with something that has more character. Sometimes the biggest improvement is simply removing the one feature you’ve disliked since moving in.
Twin City Fireplace provides fireplace remodeling in Cottage Grove and nearby Woodbury, Newport, and St. Paul. If your fireplace feels stuck in another decade, schedule an appointment to talk through what you’d like to change.