Begin laying out the marble tiles on the floor to determine the pattern and where to make any cuts.
Putting stone over marble fireplace.
After taking a tiling class i know that is something that is just not in my diy wheelhouse so i called an expert named leo.
Measure the fireplace surround and mark off an area of equal size and shape on the floor nearby.
Along the marble theme i also fell in love with caycee s hexagonal marble fireplace surround from hanging with the hewitts see it here.
Refacing a fireplace is a big job any way you slice it.
They did a fireplace surround out of inexpensive marble tiles from the home depot which gave me confidence that i could diy and get a nice looking result with minimal expense.
How to tile over a marble fireplace surround.
While you can t just stick a faux stone finish on top of tiles it is possible to redo your fireplace without removing the tiles.
Since you re about to tile over the marble fireplace you don t care about the condition of the marble so go ahead and scratch it up as thoroughly as you can.
If your marble fireplace is tile and the original tile is in good condition with no loose tiles or cracks you can put new tile over the old.
It is so gorgeous.
Install new marble or use another type of tile to.
Then my luck turned.