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.
Putting stone over marble fireplace.
It is so gorgeous.
While running errands i found herringbone marble tile and penny tile at 50 off 3 50 a piece and decided it was time to update the fireplace surround.
Then my luck turned.
How to tile over a marble fireplace surround.
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.
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.
Along the marble theme i also fell in love with caycee s hexagonal marble fireplace surround from hanging with the hewitts see it here.
Measure the fireplace surround and mark off an area of equal size and shape on the floor nearby.
Install new marble or use another type of tile to.
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.
If you have a drab tile fireplace in need of a facelift make sure you take the time to make any shortcuts successful.
Refacing a fireplace is a big job any way you slice it.