How To Install Wall Tile Around Fireplace

Installing the tile 1.

How to install wall tile around fireplace.

Fireplace surround tile installation dry fit the fireplace tiles. Add a support ledge to the top. Installing the rest of the fireplace tile was pretty straightforward. Tile across the top of the.

They fit together fairly well so you can go pretty quick. Remove the fireplace mantel if possible or apply a piece of 2 inch painter s tape along the entire inside edge of. This video shows you how easy it is to spruce up the hearth a. As far as the install goes straight lines go fast and easy with this tile.

Measure out from your firebox to the edge of the area you plan to tile and draw this space on the cardboard as well. Then cut it down to size. You can see that sometimes i started on the left side sometimes on the right so the seams don t always match up. Hold the cardboard up to the actual fireplace to make sure your measurements are correct.

Measure your firebox then on a large piece of cardboard or plywood draw the firebox s shape. To keep the tile in the middle over the firebox from sagging before the thin set. Fill and smooth the surface of the area.