It isn’t often we do projects for private homes. We were recently contacted by a someone who was renovating their house. They wanted a heavy timber mantle over their fireplace but were thwarted by the building regulations which stipulated any combustable surface needed to be at least two feet from the fireplace opening. This meant the timber needed to be situated high on the brickwork which the customer did not want. We had the perfect remedy. We would sculpt them a mantle that looked like wood but was actually made from steel and concrete. It will hang neatly from the brickwork. The heavy duty steel brackets were built integral to the mantle and will actually be held up by it rather than support the timber. All fasteners will be hidden. Matt did the beautiful sculpting yesterday. It will be painted up next week, as soon as the concrete cures.