Mantel was easy to install once we figured out some of the teeth inside that catch the wall mount bracket had to be pried outwards to sit all the way down level. However, a piece of stacked stone we were installing around it fell & removed the finish (& a few chunks of it) quite easily off the top front facing corner. Ended up filling digs & painting it with temp safe paint. I actually like it better in matte black. Did not think a non combustible mantel of this material could be that easily damaged though.