Tiling

Tiling onto wood then fixing onto marble fireplace?

Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.32 PM

I wish to cover my marble fireplace back. Iv bought some mother of Pearl Mosaic tiles to use. As the tiles are a bit fiddly I was thinking of tiling them onto a piece of thin wood then once grouted attaching the whole piece to the marble, which will also cover a gap at the bottom of the surround where our old fire used to fit. Can I tile onto wood? Is there any thin wood which would be best to use for this? My new electric fire is just for show I won’t be having actual heat coming out of it if that makes a difference. Many thanks

Anonymous user

Thin ply would not be advisable and i would grout once it has been fixed to the fireplace dont do it before fixing as the grout will crack and movement will cause allsorts of problems, use primer on the wood and a good flexable adhevsive

Answered15 September 2020

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Empi Tiling

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Swansea

Personally I would advise to use some cement board 6mm or hardie backer board but both will need their own adhesive and screwed to the wall the tile on top and grout afterwards. I wouldn’t tile on wood as the moisture from the tile adesive will eventually rot the wood.

Answered17 September 2020

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Anonymous user

Hi. I would be careful using wood especially on a fire place we’re it gets hot as the wood will move with the heat and they will just pop off. Try and use cement fibre board. That’s your best bet.

Answered19 September 2020

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Nick

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Bury St Edmunds

I would use 6 mm Hardie boards to tile onto.

Answered19 September 2020

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Keith Higham

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Telford

I would clean the marble with a good base cleaner first. Then either prime the marble or apply a primgrip. You can get mosaic backers. They will make the application much easier. Ask about the mosaic backers at your local tile shop.

Answered19 September 2020

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