Removing Tile Around Fireplace

You must remove all nails or staples.

Removing tile around fireplace.

And i didn t want to remove the tile because i had just had a baby and removing tile creates a lot of noise and dust. 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. I didn t even think about the fact that i didn t have enough space around the fireplace frame to add an extra 1 8 to 1 4 inch of material. Tap lightly on the screwdriver s handle with a rubber mallet.

It also helps to use a chisel like this one to get under the tiles and then hammer. The grout will crack. How to remove tile from a fireplace hearth. The floor tile took a lot of work and was not as easy to remove.

Install tile spacers in between the tiles as you position them on the fireplace. A small 4lb hammer did the trick. This includes the surround as. Stagger the tile joints and wiggle each tile in place to ensure a sturdy set.

Position one tile on the center of the fireplace surround above the support ledge and work your way to the far edges and to the top of the fireplace. The tile on the wall area was much easier to remove by using a smaller hammer. Fireplaces are commonly covered in tile or natural stone because of the durability and heat resistance of the material. Removing a tile fireplace surround provides you with a blank slate to upgrade your fireplace wall any way you like.

Step 1 place the tip of a flat head screwdriver over a portion of the tile s grout. After all of the tile is removed. Plus it s hard er work. 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.