We had to pick out our fireplaces ASAP. Evidently, they needed the size and instructions for mounting for proper wall framing. We picked out the "standard" fireplaces, but somehow still kept coming in at $2,000 over the total of our fireplace allowance. (For those of you who haven't built a house before: an allowance is the amount of money they estimate you will spend on an item. The allowance money is built into the total estimated price of the house that you budget with your mortgage company.) Evidently, remote control devices and metal decorative "face plates" all add extreme cost.
After many, many, MANY iterations, we finally pick out the fireplaces, mantles, hearth, and surround materials. The main level will be a two-sided fireplace with stone from floor to ceiling. On the "hearth room" side, we will have a maple mantle with drywall and TV mounted above the fireplace. In the lower level, the fireplace will be in a corner with tile surrounding it. A mantle shelf and drywall will be above the lower level fireplace. Both fireplaces will be mounted 18 inches off of the floor. (A later post will explain the significance of this decision. :)
Oh yeah, and we came in at a total cost equal to our allowance. :)
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