Thursday, January 2, 2014

How to build a new Fireplace




Our home sweet home was missing it home-i-ness until the fireplace was done. Its hard to remember our once, outdated and awkward, floating mantle with bathroom tiles to adorn our wood burning fireplace. I believe we removed the old look the first day of demolition. 

Here is a look at once was....




David and Dan removed the white tile that made up the hearth. The golden glass doors were tossed to the garbage heap. 


We took the surrounding tile and whoops took the drywall with it. 

We replaced the wall with concrete board
Then we let it sit for awhile (4 months)


We bought slate tiles with lots of orange and gray!


We rented a tile saw.
Getting ready to cut







Half size tiles to make the alternating pattern

  David loves to tile so I let him just have at it.

David used spacers to evenly place tiles


Now to wait for the mortar to dry









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