Ceramic Tile Over Marble Fireplace

This marble fireplace tile surround makes a large impact in a small space.

Ceramic tile over marble fireplace.

Lightly colored tiles with horizontal striations are laid floor to ceiling while a mantle and hearth are omitted for a smooth minimalist style. If you live an older home consider installing tile over brick fireplaces create a dramatic new look. Overcoming problems with tile over a marble fireplace marble is smooth and nonporous which are both good qualities for a finished surface but poor ones for a tile substrate. Porcelain ceramic glass marble and natural stone like travertine limestone and slate.

To begin pull back the paper from the corner of the tile until it is about a third of the way pulled back and stick the exposed adhesive to your surface. There are a multitude of tile materials that work well as fireplace surrounds. Smooth the tile down with your hand. My peachy beige fireplace surround one of the first things i said when i did the final walk through of my new construction home was that isn t the marble i picked for the fireplace.

The resulting surround provides a uniform singular look. How to tile with before and after pictures of a fireplace surround makeover. Add a layer of soot to the natural smoothness of marble and you ll be hard pressed to find a mastic that will stick permanently. Then pull back the rest of the backer.