Fireplace Tile Over 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.

Fireplace tile over brick. Create a smooth work. If possible you should remove the existing mantel for easier tile. Give the entire surface of the brick fireplace a good scrub with a wire brush followed by the vacuum.

How to tile over a brick fireplace step 1. Place drop cloths over the hearth and the floor. Even out the surface.

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. Use painter s tape to mask off. Renovating with a tile over brick fireplace design starting with demo.

How to tile over brick fireplace clean the brick. Steps for tiling over a brick fireplace. Clean and prepare existing 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. Build out the vertical sides of the surround that they they were no longer flush with the wall and could thus support a. Wishing you a wonderful weekend lovelies.

Refacing the front of the fireplace with wood. The next step in my fireplace resurface and remodel was covering that. Visit this post for the makeover of the fireplace and built ins from start to finish.

Cover the hearth with a drop cloth and remove the mantel and anything else that s attached to the brick.