How To Install Wall Tile Around Fireplace

Then cut it down to size.

How to install wall tile around fireplace.

Add a support ledge to the top. Remove the fireplace mantel if possible or apply a piece of 2 inch painter s tape along the entire inside edge of. You can turn your fireplace into a stunning focal point by installing porcelain tile around it. This video shows you how easy it is to spruce up the hearth a.

Measure out from your firebox to the edge of the area you plan to tile and draw this space on the cardboard as well. Installing the tile 1. Hold the cardboard up to the actual fireplace to make sure your measurements are correct. Fill and smooth the surface of the area.

You can see that sometimes i started on the left side sometimes on the right so the seams don t always match up. Mix a batch of the thinset mix with latex additive with the amount of water suggested on the manufacturer s. To keep the tile in the middle over the firebox from sagging before the thin set. Tile across the top of the.

Measure your firebox then on a large piece of cardboard or plywood draw the firebox s shape. Areas like the sides of the fireplace took more time and work because i had to do a lot more cutting. Fireplace surround tile installation dry fit the fireplace tiles.