Installation Guide
FIREPLACE MANTEL Assembly Instructions
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2017
VERSION
NOTE:
Do not install anchors in wall studs.
6. Place the cleat on the line made in step 
1 (Figure 4).
SUGGESTION:
Use double stick tape on the back of the cleat to help 
hold the cleat in place while completing step 7. 
7. Mark the wall with an awl through the  
pilot holes in the cleat. Set the cleat aside 
(Figure 4).
8. Install drywall anchors only where 
mantel installation does not intersect 
with a wall stud (Figure 5).
9. Drill an 1/8” hole where installation 
intersects with a wall stud (Figure 5).
Figure 4
Figure 5








