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   GACC_DAllas | Feb 01, 2001 02:59am | #1

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   Derek,

   In commercial applications we use stuff called Dri-con as backing for crown and trimmers at doorways. I think that's how you spell it. It's yellow pine that has been treated with a flame retardent. It's not the kind of thing you'd want to make a mantle out of. It's real rough and has these kind of crystals all over it. Not for trim use.

   Plaster, masonary and marble are a few of your options for true non-combustables. Each city code has rules on how close a wood mantle can be to a fire box as per it's projection into the room. Stay with these codes, and you can use any wood you want.

   Ed. Williams

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   Jeff_J._Buck | Feb 01, 2001 06:14am | #2

   *I say go with Ed, and tradition. Plaster, masonary and marble all came to mind. Jeff

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   Mark_McDonnell | Feb 02, 2001 11:16pm | #3

   *You could try using petrified wood

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   Tom_Moller | Feb 17, 2001 06:57am | #4

   *My aunt has a mantle that is made of welded steel angles and has ceramic tile set in the top. It looks better than it sounds.

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   Tom_Moller | Feb 17, 2001 06:59am | #5

   *Another thought...Take a look at Hardiplank siding. If it is anything like Hardibacker, it won't burn.

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   Derek_Steere | Feb 17, 2001 06:59am | #6

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   I have been asked to build a mantle in a traditional style but with a non combustible material. Does anyone know about a wood-like material available in lumber and mill work that is noncombustible?
   Thanks
   Derek