We just ordered and installed this mantel.  We ran into a couple of problems.  First, the dimensions were off.  Instead of being 8" deep, it was 8.5" deep.  That might not seem like a big deal, but we had custom ordered brackets based on the dimensions.  So...after a bit of sawing...we were able to make it fit.  Second, the really cool split that the picture shows isn't what we received.  Sure, there was a split, but it wasn't as pictured on the part that would face front - it was on the part that would face either on the top or bottom.  We could have ordered new brackets and flipped it, but that didn't look right either (we need the depth).  I'm sure we'll need to do some more work to make this look how we wanted it or we'll end up replaing it at some point.