Replacing Fireplace Tile

The living room fireplace is a favorite feature in our house from replacing tile around fireplace.

Replacing fireplace tile. Smooth the tile down with your hand. Simple travertine tile and hearth keep the focus on the fireplace and candles in one dramatic shade of red echo accents around the room. Install it yourself and this option can even be affordable. Replacing tiles involves removing what is already there and then installing new tiles of your choice.

It also helps to use a chisel like this one to get under the tiles and then hammer. Dark charcoal peel and stick tile 4. Retile with peel and stick tiles. The floor tile took a lot of work and was not as easy to remove.

Linear white and gray 12 12 tile 2. 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. 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. Installing a striking tile design around your fireplace is a great way to establish it as a focal point in your living room.

Place the edge of your cold chisel under the edge of a piece of tile. The tile on the wall area was much easier to remove by using a smaller hammer. Tap the hammer gently to move the tip further under the piece and wedge it up. Natural stone chevron pattern tile 3.

On these pages dan mclaughlin with help from carpenter thad king shows how to replace an old quarry tile hearth and cover a brick surround with four sleek granite slabs each 1 inches think. The simpler part of replacing fireplace tile is the first stage which is the removal of the old tiles. Then pull back the rest of the backer. You must remove all nails or staples.

A small 4lb hammer did the trick. After all of the tile is removed. Replacing a hearth and surround either with seamless tone slabs or with ceramic or stone tiles makes a big difference in the way a fireplace looks. By michelle raphael you ll need to allot 2 to 3 days to replace the tile on your fireplace.

Tile is a rather traditional fireplace refacing material available in nearly limitless choices of color and design. Continue slowly tapping until you pop the piece.