5 after the holes were marked we pre drilled holes following the instructions for the tapcon screws using a hammer drill.
How to cover a brick fireplace with concrete.
Cover an outdated brick fireplace with contemporary tile.
Concrete or stucco mix can be applied by hand directly to the surface of an existing masonry fireplace then either troweled smooth or a finished with a texture to suit the space.
How to cover brick with compound skim coat.
Brick fireplace makeover using cement and wood.
We also decided to mortar in a piece of concrete board onto the existing unlevel concrete in order to have a clean smooth surface to lay the tile.
If you decide you want to renovate your brick chimney skim coat cement over it and either leave it that way or cover it with tile or a stone facade on top of the cement.
First we laid out the tile to get an idea of how they would fit together.
You can paint it.
When we first toured this house we immediately knew that the fireplace would need a major overhaul.
This is cheap and easy but has a bit of a farmhouse feel.
More involved fireplace makeovers might incorporate a lightweight masonry product called manufactured veneer stone perfect for do it yourself work.
It can be as simple as a fresh paint job on unfinished or previously painted brick.
There are a few options when it comes to updating an old brick fireplace.
Once you ve exposed the raw masonry mix up a batch of thinset concrete and spread it over the surface of the brick using a broad flat hand trowel.
How to tile a fireplace hearth.
We used tapcon screws appropriate for our fireplace which is brick covered with cement board and a thin cement overlay.