Stoll Shelves & Timber
Custom Fireplace Mantels in Northcentral Wisconsin
Stoll floating mantel shelves in nineteen finishes, MagraHearth non-combustible concrete mantels, and timber mantels we cut and finish for your wall. Installed with the fireplace, or retrofitted to the one you have.
Family-run since 2013 · the same family serving this community since 1913 · CSIA-certified chimney care
Est. 2013
Family roots to 1913
CSIA #8723
Certified Chimney Sweep
3 Chambers
Merrill, Medford & Wausau
In-House Crew
Turn-key, start to finish
The Mantel Wall
Start With the Shelf
The shelves below are the real thing — Stoll's floating mantels over real fireplaces, plus MagraHearth's non-combustible concrete series — followed by the insert, banding, and bracket options that make one yours. Or skip the catalog and have us build the timber.
Built to Your Wall
Rustic timber to painted classic — sized, cut, and finished for your fireplace.
Insert faces, banding, and brackets vary by shelf style — pick the look here and we sort the combination and the length against your fireplace's real dimensions.
The Finish Wall
Nineteen Finishes, One Shelf
Every Stoll shelf comes in the full finish range — eight Premium, eleven Standard. The samples live at the showroom; these are the honest swatches.
Antique Black
Antique Grey
Antique Steel
Brushed Beige
Burnished Bronze
Burnished Copper
Industrial Black
Metallic Latte
Aspire Rust
Bronzed Iron
Champagne
Charcoal
Copper Vein
Matte Black
Oil Rubbed Bronze
Silver Vein
Textured Black
Vintage Vein
White
Why a Mantel
The Shelf the Room Leans On
The mantel is where a fireplace stops being hardware and starts being furniture — the shelf that holds the stockings, the photos, the proof that the room gets lived in. Skip it and the wall never quite finishes; get it right and everything else on the wall makes sense.
Stoll's floating shelves hang clean off a hidden bracket and build up from there: a metal shelf in nineteen finishes, wood insert faces like Salon, Engadina, and Espresso if you want warmth, iron banding or exposed brackets if you want character, even a built-in Bluetooth and light kit. And when the room wants real timber instead, we build custom mantels here — sized to your fireplace, cut for your wall, finished anywhere from rough-sawn rustic to painted classic. And when clearance is the problem — a mantel that wants to sit close over a hot fireplace — MagraHearth's non-combustible cast concrete series (ASTM E136 tested) mounts closer and lower than real wood ever could, in looks from barn beam to chiseled stone.
Either way it gets hung level, anchored right, and at a height that respects the heat below it. A mantel can ride along with a new fireplace installation or retrofit onto the one you already have — send a quote request and a person takes it from there.
What You Get
Why Homeowners Add a Mantel
Cut to Your Wall
Not a catalog length that almost fits — sized to your fireplace and your room before anything gets ordered.
Timber or Metal
Custom-built wood from our shop, or a Stoll floating shelf in nineteen finishes — the material follows the room.
Hung Level, Anchored Right
Mounted by the same crew that installs the fireplaces — solid enough to trust, at a height that respects the heat.
New Install or Retrofit
Rides along with a new fireplace, or upgrades the wall you already have without touching the unit.
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Straight Answers
Questions Mantel Buyers Ask
Do you actually build custom mantels?
Yes — in-house, sized to your fireplace and finished to your room, rustic timber to painted classic. That's the difference between a mantel and a board: yours gets built for the wall it's going on.
Can you replace just the mantel without touching the fireplace?
Usually, yes — a mantel or floating shelf can retrofit onto the fireplace you already have. Clearances above the firebox matter, so we confirm the height and mounting before anything gets cut.
What sizes do the Stoll shelves come in?
Stoll builds them in multiple styles and lengths, so the honest answer is: the size that fits your wall. Pick the shelf and finish you like, send a quote request, and we'll sort style, length, and depth against your fireplace's real dimensions.
Every Home Should Have a Fire It Can Count On
Mantels are a touch-and-see decision — come stand in front of the finishes at 1204 N Center Ave in Merrill, or send a quote request and a person takes it from there.