Marble Tile Fireplace Over Brick

It took a bit of work to smooth out the rough.

Marble tile fireplace over brick.

Cover the hearth with a drop cloth and remove the mantel and anything else that s attached to the brick. Craig used a metal tile edge to give the tile a clean look and hide the cut edges of tile. Yes you can tile directly over a brick fireplace. While small tile and slab projects are diy friendly say covering the brick portion of a fireplace that features masonry nearest the fireplace opening and frames the structure with a wood.

The blogger set out to buy an average marble mosaic until she saw these herringbone tiles with a unique basket weave like texture. X 8mm honed marble mesh mounted mosaic tile 9 8 sq. Porcelain ceramic glass marble and natural stone like travertine limestone and slate. She says while the tiles look like rough stone they are polished gray marble.

Msi carrara white hexagon 11 75 in. Shopping for fireplace tile at a local home improvement store paid off stylishly for jen at i heart organizing. Go over the entire area with a wire brush to dislodge any loose mortar then scrub off the soot with a rag soaked in white vinegar. There are a multitude of tile materials that work well as fireplace surrounds.

If you live an older home consider installing tile over brick fireplaces create a dramatic new look. Tiling over an existing brick fireplace can create a dramatic new look or restore some natural beauty if the brick has been painted over. First we laid out the tile to get an idea of how they would fit together. Choose from ceramic tile or natural stone tile like marble granite or slate.

Measure the fireplace surround and mark off an area of equal size and shape on the floor nearby. Fireplace makeover trend 7. We also decided to mortar in a piece of concrete board onto the existing unlevel concrete in order to have a clean smooth surface to lay the tile. Get free shipping on qualified fireplace marble tile or buy online pick up in store today in the flooring department.

Brick look 7 marble look 360 metal look 6 patterned look 6 stone look 205 subway 22. In many cases skim coating the existing brick with thinset will create a strong smooth surface for tile installation. Steps for tiling over a brick fireplace. After tackling my fireplace demolition and removing lots of ugly peach marble tile i unearthed the original brick fireplace from 1946.

How to tile a fireplace hearth. Ft case 11 79.