Can I Tile Over A Marble Hearth

Tiling over a fireplace surround that already has tile attached is easier than you might think.

Can i tile over a marble hearth.

Installing a striking tile design around your fireplace is a great way to establish it as a focal point in your living room. New tile seems to be 1 2 thick. If your marble fireplace is tile and the original tile is in good condition with no loose tiles or cracks you can put new tile over the old. Etch the marble get out your pad sander and a fairly coarse grit of sandpaper such as 60 or 80 grit.

I still pine over the hexagon marble tie but it looked so strange in my living room. Lend a little southwestern flair into your home decor by using terra cotta tiles to create a rustic and casual hearth surround. And it lasts for 20 years. 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.

My hearth stands up 3 from carpet. The herringbone pattern and the varied colors of the marble have actually be fantastic as disguising the mess that comes with a wood burning fireplace as opposed to the white painted brick. My tile fireplace has a little space between the mantel and the tile so i was able to stick part of it behind the mantel to start. Since you re about to tile over the marble fireplace you don t care about the condition of the marble so go ahead and scratch it up as thoroughly as you can.

Or tile over the existing porcelain covered hearth in which case the hearth would be 3 5 8 high. Since installing this marble tile hearth in december we have typically had 2 4 fires a week. Look at the hearth of the fireplace in my case the tile on the ground. Should i bust the existing porcelain tile out to keep the hearth height around the same 3.

Years ago most people would tear out the old tile and replace it with the new. At the tile store grab as many samples as possible because tile that looks amazing in the store may not work in your space. You ll want your new tile to complement the hearth material. Nowadays it is quite possible to tile over the old tile and avoid the time and money of cleanup and backerboard installation.

The peel and stick tiles have a little extra space on one side so you can overlap them slightly so there are no gaps. I ve been contemplating the fireplace demo but new tile only sounds manageable. Tile on tile or as i say it.