How To Tile A Fireplace Wall

Push the tile into place and wiggle it until it holds against the wall evenly spaced between the hearth and the tile above.

How to tile a fireplace wall.

Finally tile the stoop. After thin set begins to cure remove the shelf and work tiles down each side of the firebox. Add a support ledge to the top to keep the tile in the middle over the firebox from sagging before the thin set hardened nail a 1 x 2 board across the top of the opening. On larger tiles run the notched edge of the trowel over the thinset.

Check the level as you complete each row. Gently tip the tile into the thinset from the bottom to the top. Line up the middle of the first tile with the center line resting the bottom edge on the shelf. Carefully place each tile on the wall.

Complete tiling row by row moving up from the level shelf. Repeat this process for the other three cut tiles at the base of the legs. Installing a striking tile design around your fireplace is a great way to establish it as a focal point in your living room. Available in stone marble glass slate ceramic and more our tile materials offer a durable heat resistant surface that also adds style to your fireplace surrounds mantels back panels and hearths.

Butter the back of the tile with thinset using the edge of the trowel. Save cut pieces for last. Learn step by step how to add porcelain tile to your fireplace surround and hearth for a beautiful new look. Then wiggle the tile gently to set it in place.

Just peel the tiles you don t want off the mesh backing then add the new ones with extra mortar when the fireplace tile is installed.