Tile Over Fireplace Brick

I didn t want to do a lot of demo but i didn t have much of a choice if i was going to tile over.

Tile over fireplace brick.

Let the bricks dry for a day or. Refacing the front of the fireplace with wood. Even out the surface. Renovating with a tile over brick fireplace design starting with demo.

Steps for tiling over a brick fireplace. Give the entire surface of the brick fireplace a good scrub with a wire brush followed by the vacuum. The next step in my fireplace resurface and remodel was covering that. Widen the mantel so that it hung over each side of the surround by 3 inches add shadow boxes vertically and horizontally on the surround as well as on the front and sides of.

Mix up a small batch of thin set mortar until it has the consistency of creamy peanut butter. Build out the vertical sides of the surround that they they were no longer flush with the wall and could thus support a. How to tile over brick fireplace clean the brick. Go over the entire area with a wire brush to dislodge any loose mortar then scrub off the soot with a rag soaked in.

Next up on these fireplace makeover chronicles i ll show you how i tiled over the ugly brick hearth sealing all this marble goodness to prevent smoke discoloration and painting the interior of the fireplace box. Wishing you a wonderful weekend lovelies. Place drop cloths over the hearth and the floor. Use painter s tape to mask off.

Create a smooth work. How to tile over a brick fireplace step 1. Visit this post for the makeover of the fireplace and built ins from start to finish.