Hi All,
Gosh I love these chats. So many great ideas I can't stand it!! My poor hubby is going to come home one of these days to new whitewashed cupboards, new paint and trim, and now, I need advice on how to tile my fireplace (or any other cover). I have a corner gas fireplace that is enclosed in drywall. Right now I have it painted in a contrasting color to the current wall color, but want something with more substance. Any ideas??
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I've posted some pix on the "I need help plastering" thread. All this plastering and then some was done for under $6.00. Good luck on your project.
I google and sometimes get lucky by finding a post that leads me to what I want. Lately I found a couple of DYI forums and they have lead to the pro forums which are really great resources. I've seen the tiling one I mentioned being recommended in quite a few places so he seems to know what he is talking about.
Meanwhile, last night while watching Holmes on Homes I had to chuckle at myself since I knew exactly what MIke was talking about with the tiles being set incorrectly. I mean that wasn't something I was likely to know about but there was exactly the problem that keeps coming up on that tiling forum and how on earth would the average person know you have to know how big your joists are or how far apart yet it's totally important.
That is awesome! I am going to try that this weekend!! Thanks for your help. Where do you find all that great info? I am constantly on line googling and can never find what I want!!
You could tile it easy enough. What you would have to check is whether the tile you choose will last with the drywall. Some tile (the bigger ones in particular) have to have a very rigid base or they will crack (grout also can crack under those conditions). Even wood is often too pliable which is why people use cement board before they tile.
I suspect being on a wall wouldn't be as tricky in that respect as floors are, but you can ask at a tiling store (don't ask at a big box store because it's too hit and miss when it comes to finding someone who knows what they are doing).
I'm doing some tiling (well I should have finished long ago... but I am going to be doing some tiling) in my bathroom. Because of the requirements for bases being what they are I discovered that smaller tile is more forgiving. So, if you wanted to use mosaic sized, you would have less to be concerned about.
Meanwhile, it's not a big deal to tile. The big deal is the cutting and you can rent cutters (or buy one for around $30 if you only need it occassionally). Better yet is to try and find a size and arrangement you like that will fit without any cutting (my mosaics I am using on my floor are like that, no cutting required).
Here is a site you might want to visit [url]http://johnbridge.com/vbulletin/index.php?[/url] It's got a lot of info and help when it comes to tiling.
We had a free standing wood burning stove in our last house and we tiled the wall behind it. It was a cement board for fire protection and it wasn't that hard. I had picked a 12X12 tile which made it a little harder as they are very heavy to have stick to the wall but a smaller tile wouldn't be as difficult. We rented a water tile cutter and just bought the morter and spread it on and I also used spacers as the tiles would slide down the wall.
For a bit of texture what about going with a venetian plaster finish. I am sure you could do it yourself, an it would give lots of texture and a little bit of shine.
I don't know about tiling drywalled fireplace but my DH covered our brick one in wood and then put marble around the screen area.