Victorian Style Pine Fire Surround

Made to order with a 1–2 week lead time from order. Free UK delivery on all orders over £200. You'll receive regular updates on the progress of your order and we'll confirm your delivery date once the surround is complete.

Solid FSC-certified pine throughout — four wax finishes available: Natural (paint-ready), Light, Medium and Dark. The corbel detailing is cut from the same 8×3 stock as the uprights — solid timber through the full profile, not applied decoration fixed to a plain leg.

Material: Solid pine, FSC-certified

Upright profile: 150mm wide × 75mm deep

Mantel shelf depth: 225mm

Mantel shelf thickness: 32mm

Overall width options: 1000 / 1100 / 1200 / 1300 / 1400 / 1500mm

Upright height options: 900 / 1000 / 1100 / 1200mm

Overall height (inc shelf): 932 / 1032 / 1132 / 1232mm

Fireplace opening width: 700 / 800 / 900 / 1000 / 1100 / 1200mm

Finish options: Natural (paint-ready), Light wax, Medium wax, Dark wax

Installation: Clip-in insert system

Lead time: 1–2 weeks

Guarantee: Lifetime structural guarantee

Delivery: Free UK delivery

The corbel detailing shows the timber's character. The shaped sections of the corbels are cut across the grain — knots and grain movement that run straight on a plain-leg surround appear at angles through the corbel profiles. This is part of what the detailing looks like in solid pine. It's not uniform and it's not supposed to be.

Finishes look different on screens. Wax finishes read differently depending on your room's light. The photos were taken in natural daylight. If you're matching existing woodwork or a specific paint, choose Natural and apply your own finish.

Pine checks over time. Small surface cracks can develop as the timber settles — a natural response to changes in humidity and temperature. Not structural, not a fault. Fill with matching wood filler if preferred, or leave as part of the character.

This surround is near a heat source. Pine moves slightly with heat cycles. This is why we use solid pine rather than veneered board — solid timber moves as one piece rather than delaminating.

How it goes up

It arrives in pieces: two sides, a centre piece and the shelf. The sides join to the centre piece on dowels, the assembled frame hangs on eyelet fixings — two on the back of each leg — and the shelf goes on last, screwed down from above with caps placed over the screw heads to conceal them.

1. Lay the sides and centre piece face down and push the dowel joints up tight. The dowels are a dry fit, so no glue is needed. Check the frame is square by measuring corner to corner both ways — the two diagonals should read the same.

2. Stand the assembled frame against the wall, check it sits plumb and central on the opening, and pencil round both legs. Lay it back down, transfer the four eyelet positions inside those outlines, then drill and plug.

3. Drive a screw at each of the four points leaving about 3mm proud of the wall. With a person at each side, lift the frame and bring all four eyelets over the screw heads together. Check your level before letting go.

4. Sit the shelf on top, set the overhang even at both ends and the front, and screw down through it into the frame. Take the screws far enough in for a cap to sit over them, then place a cap into each hole to conceal the fixing.

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What's included

Two sides, the centre piece and the shelf, with two eyelet fixings already on the back of each leg. Screws, wall plugs and caps to conceal the shelf fixings. You'll need your own drill, a screwdriver, a spirit level, a tape measure and a pencil.

You'll need two people

From the moment the frame is assembled. It is bulky, and one person cannot hold it plumb and locate four eyelets at once.

What your wall needs to be

Solid brick or block is best, with a minimum 60mm depth to fix into. On a stud wall the fixings must go into the timber uprights, not the plasterboard.

If your chimney breast is dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork, common in 1980s and 1990s houses, the screws need to reach the blockwork behind. That means longer fixings than the standard kit. Send us a message before you order and we'll confirm the right approach for your wall.

Fitting above a stove

Pine is combustible, and a surround frames the opening on three sides. The safe distances are set by your stove manufacturer, not by us — they're in your appliance's installation manual and they vary between models. Your installer should be HETAS registered. If you're unsure, send us your stove model and fireplace measurements and we'll help you work it out.

Please have it installed by a competent person or professional.