Tile Over Fireplace Brick

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Tile over fireplace brick. Steps for tiling over a brick fireplace. Create a smooth work. Clean and prepare existing brick. 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. 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. Refacing the front of the fireplace with wood. Place drop cloths over the hearth and the floor.

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. Give the entire surface of the brick fireplace a good scrub with a wire brush followed by the vacuum. If possible you should remove the existing mantel for easier tile. Cover the hearth with a drop cloth and remove the mantel and anything else that s attached to the brick.

Visit this post for the makeover of the fireplace and built ins from start to finish. 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. Even out the surface.

The next step in my fireplace resurface and remodel was covering that. Renovating with a tile over brick fireplace design starting with demo. 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.