Ceramic Tile Over Marble Fireplace

Smooth the tile down with your hand.

Ceramic tile over marble fireplace.

Wipe off excess grout with a sponge and water to shine. Porcelain tile is quickly becoming the go to product for fireplaces. Let dry overnight and grout the face and hearth tiles. You can also install cement backer board.

At the tile store grab as many samples as possible because tile that looks amazing in the store may not work in your space. Baltimore wengue wood look wall and floor tile 6 x 24 in. Cut to size using a wet saw not shown. Jan 31 2020 fireplace tile inspiration for your next big project.

You ll want your new tile to complement the hearth material. Available in stone marble glass slate ceramic and more our tile materials offer a durable heat resistant surface that also adds style to your fireplace surrounds mantels back panels and hearths. The porcelain tile is available as polished marble textured and varied in color and in a wide variety of coatings to be incorporated such as metal linen leather and others. Then pull back the rest of the backer.

But every option we liked would cost more than we wanted or had available to spend. Layout face tile for fireplace surround on the floor prior to cutting. See more ideas about fireplace tile fireplace fireplace design. This marble fireplace tile surround makes a large impact in a small space.

If you want to tile over a marble fireplace you have to address the problem of tile adhesion. Sand the entire surface of the marble with 30 grit sandpaper working in circular motions. It is one of the most versatile materials around. The resulting surround provides a uniform singular look.

We started upgrading the fireplace by beefing up the mantel. This will give the marble surface an etched texture so that the tile thinset will adhere properly. To begin pull back the paper from the corner of the tile until it is about a third of the way pulled back and stick the exposed adhesive to your surface. Apply mastic adhesive directly to marble and adhere tile.

When you tile over marble on a fireplace you must first rough the surface of the marble so that the tile thinset will have a good bonding surface. Baltimore gris wood look wall and floor tile 6 x 24 in. It was never really deep enough and it looked sort of chintzy. I still pine over the hexagon marble tie but it looked so strange in my living room.

Lightly colored tiles with horizontal striations are laid floor to ceiling while a mantle and hearth are omitted for a smooth minimalist style. Then if you use the proper mastic the tiles should stick. Reinforce with painter s tape until adhered.