The resulting surround provides a uniform singular look.
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.
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.
There are a multitude of tile materials that work well as fireplace surrounds.
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.
Porcelain ceramic glass marble and natural stone like travertine limestone and slate.
This marble fireplace tile surround makes a large impact in a small space.
Then pull back the rest of the backer.
You can tile directly over your current marble fireplace surround.
How to tile with before and after pictures of a fireplace surround makeover.
Did you know that with a little adhesive you can apply tile right over the face of the marble fireplace surround and create a whole new look.
Smooth the tile down with your hand.
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