Tiling Over Brick Hearth

After doing this surround tiling the hearth and tiling a bathroom floor i finally bought this wet saw to tile my kitchen backsplash and it s great for small jobs like these marble is pretty soft and is known for chipping but i didn t encounter a big problem with that.

Tiling over brick hearth.

Which is the better option. How to tile over brick fireplace clean the brick. Smooth out the mortar to create a flat even surface over the bricks filling in any indentations grooves or bumps on the. Clean and prepare existing brick.

How to tile over a brick fireplace step 1. Apply grout and sealer. Spread and comb heat resistant mortar on the backerboard bed and starting along an edge with full tiles set. Hearths take a beating.

Turn the float closer to 90 degrees to scrape off any excess grout from the surface of the tiles. Option a use some sort of concrete leveling compound to eliminate the uneven quality of the existing brick hearth. Spread the grout over the tiles with a grout float held at a 45 degree angle to the hearth. Go over the entire area with a wire brush to dislodge any loose mortar then scrub off the soot with a rag soaked in.

Spread an even layer of thinset mortar over the bricks with a trowel. Let the bricks dry for a day or. Option b forget the leveling compound and backerboard and just use thinset to level the surface and make the tile adhere. Cover the hearth with a drop cloth and remove the mantel and anything else that s attached to the brick.

Place drop cloths over the hearth and the floor. Steps for tiling over a brick fireplace. Tile over the backerboard using either thinset or one of the plastic adhesives. If your brick is very uneven has a lot of texture or has deep mortar lines between the bricks you should create an even surface on which to apply the tile by troweling a layer of thinset over the existing material.

First of all i must mention that tiling directly on top of brick is an option if your brick is mostly flat without deep mortar lines like mine. Create a smooth work. Even out the surface. Cover the hearth with 1 4 backerboard.

How to do it cut bed. If possible you should remove the existing mantel for easier tile. Use painter s tape to mask off.