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Blue Ridge Mantel Corbel is an elegantly styled wood corbel designed to bear weight and serve as a support for your mantel beam, so the fireplace focal point is both decorative and structural. The corbel uses a 3/8 inch metal bracket, which provides the strength expected in a fireplace mantels and brackets installation. The carrying capacity of the mantel brackets is 750 lbs per pair, allowing installers to support substantial mantel beams within that rating. This corbel is part of the Federal Brace mantel corbel range, aligning with projects that call for coordinated fireplace mantels and accessories. The flat black finish referenced in the product name gives the corbel a dark, uniform appearance that works cleanly with a variety of beam colors. With this configuration, the corbel supports the room's centerpiece while contributing to the finished fireplace design.
The Blue Ridge Mantel Corbel uses a simple, staged installation method: first the metal bracket is installed to the wall, then the wood corbel is fixed to that bracket, and finally the mantel beam is installed on top of the corbels. This sequence separates structural fastening from finish work, so alignment of the bracket can be handled before the finished wood is in place. The mantel bracket has three 1/4 inch countersunk holes on the back flange, giving defined fastening points into the wall structure. One 1/4 inch countersunk hole on the top flange fastens the wood corbel to the bracket, tying the decorative piece to the structural steel in a controlled way.
The Blue Ridge Mantel Corbel is categorized under mantels and accessories and fireplace mantels and brackets, placing it directly in fireplace surround work where a beam-style mantel is used. The wood corbel is designed to support a mantel beam, so it fits projects that call for a beam sitting on visible supports rather than hidden hardware. The installation description notes it can work with a variety of beam styles, from MDF boxes to stainless and solid wood beams, which lets installers maintain a consistent support detail across different facing materials. Because the corbel is styled yet structural, it serves in living rooms, dens, or other spaces where the fireplace acts as the room's centerpiece and needs a substantial visual base under the mantel beam.
The Blue Ridge Mantel Corbel uses a dedicated metal bracket fastened to the wall, then accepts the wood corbel and finally the mantel beam on top, so each step can be aligned without handling the full assembly at once. The three 1/4 inch countersunk holes on the back flange provide predictable fastening locations into framing or backing, which helps installers repeat bracket placement from one job to the next. The single 1/4 inch countersunk hole on the top flange secures the wood corbel to the bracket, giving a positive connection between the decorative wood and the structural steel. The 3/8 inch metal bracket construction in the mantel corbel brackets delivers the load path needed for the stated 750 lbs per pair carrying capacity, which matters when selecting beam materials within that capacity. The ability to use MDF boxes, stainless beams, or solid wood beams on the same Blue Ridge Mantel Corbel simplifies planning when different finishes are specified across projects.
The Blue Ridge Mantel Corbel is an elegantly styled wood corbel designed to bear weight and serve as a support for a mantel beam, so the beam rests directly on the corbels.
The mantel corbel brackets have a carrying capacity of 750 lbs per pair, which allows them to support substantial mantel beams within that load rating in fireplace projects.
The Blue Ridge Mantel Corbel uses a metal bracket installed to the wall first, then the wood corbel is fixed to that bracket, and the mantel beam is installed on top of the corbels.
The mantel bracket has three 1/4 inch countersunk holes on the back flange for wall fastening and one 1/4 inch countersunk hole on the top flange to fasten the wood corbel to the bracket.
The Blue Ridge Mantel Corbel is described for use with a variety of beam styles, specifically MDF boxes, stainless beams, and solid wood beams above the supporting corbels.
The mantel corbel brackets use a 3/8 inch metal bracket, which provides the structural strength that supports the stated 750 lbs per pair carrying capacity for mantel beams.
The Blue Ridge Mantel Corbel from Federal Brace combines an elegantly styled wood corbel with a 3/8 inch metal bracket, giving fireplace projects both visible support and structural capacity. With a 750 lbs per pair carrying capacity and a bracket layout using three 1/4 inch countersunk holes on the back flange and one on the top flange, the corbel suits mantel beams such as MDF boxes, stainless beams, and solid wood beams. For fireplace mantels and brackets work where the beam rests on defined supports, this flat black mantel corbel provides a ready solution.
