Build out the vertical sides of the surround that they they were no longer flush with the wall and could thus support a.
Tile over fireplace brick.
Even out the surface.
Refacing the front of the fireplace with wood.
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.
Visit this post for the makeover of the fireplace and built ins from start to finish.
Steps for tiling over a brick fireplace.
How to tile over a brick fireplace step 1.
Use painter s tape to mask off.
Clean and prepare existing brick.
Give the entire surface of the brick fireplace a good scrub with a wire brush followed by the vacuum.
Renovating with a tile over brick fireplace design starting with demo.
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.
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.
The next step in my fireplace resurface and remodel was covering that.
Cover the hearth with a drop cloth and remove the mantel and anything else that s attached to the brick.
How to tile over brick fireplace clean the brick.
Place drop cloths over the hearth and the floor.
Wishing you a wonderful weekend lovelies.
Create a smooth work.