How Do You Attach Ceramic Tile To A Fireplace?
If you’re tired of that old brick fireplace facade, give it a face lift with ceramic tile. Today there are so many different designs and colors of ceramic tiles to choose from, including natural stone. Fireplaces are the focal point of any room. Resurface your fireplace with ceramic tiles and the entire room will benefit. Tiling a fireplace takes planning, but it’s a job that can easily be finished in one weekend. Remove the mantle of the fireplace. If not possible, tape it off with painter’s tape—underneath, where it meets the brick—to protect it. Mix a pail of thinset mortar and trowel it on the face of the brick to create a smooth surface. Let the mortar set overnight. Locate the center of the fireplace facade. Mark it with a pencil, then set a level vertical with its edge against the mark. Move the level until it reads plumb—the bubble in the clear tube must sit over the center mark in the tube—and draw a vertical line along the level’s edge. Take a 1-inch-by-2-inch-by-8-fo
