Create a smooth work.
Ceramic tile over brick fireplace.
Use painter s tape to mask off.
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.
Cover the hearth with a drop cloth and remove the mantel and anything else that s attached to the brick.
Materials needed to tile over brick fireplace new tile wire brush thin set mortar bucket mixing paddle small trowel large trowel tile spacers grout use unsanded for glass tile grout sponge grout float tile caulk caulk gun.
Build out the vertical sides of the surround that they they were no longer flush with the wall and could thus support a.
Place drop cloths over the hearth and the floor.
How to tile over a brick fireplace step 1.
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.