Tile Over Fireplace Brick

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

Tile over fireplace brick.

Even out the surface. Cover the hearth with a drop cloth and remove the mantel and anything else that s attached to the brick. Mix up a small batch of thin set mortar until it has the consistency of creamy peanut butter. Create a smooth work.

Go over the entire area with a wire brush to dislodge any loose mortar then scrub off the soot with a rag soaked in. 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. Steps for tiling over a brick fireplace. The next step in my fireplace resurface and remodel was covering that.

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. 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. Renovating with a tile over brick fireplace design starting with demo. Wishing you a wonderful weekend lovelies.

Place drop cloths over the hearth and the floor. How to tile over a brick fireplace step 1. How to tile over brick fireplace clean the brick. Give the entire surface of the brick fireplace a good scrub with a wire brush followed by the vacuum.

Clean and prepare existing brick. Refacing the front of the fireplace with wood. Use painter s tape to mask off.