How to tile a fireplace surround and hearth

[begreen]

This question gets asked a lot. Here are some good sites for instructions and visual ideas. Feel free to add your favorites.

how to:
Surround: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20243084,00.html
Hearth: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20161684,00.html
http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Apply-Tile-Around-a-Fireplace-249784212
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoJKieFgPmk
stone veneer over brick: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/how-to/intro/0,,20323592,00.html

ideas:
http://www.craftsmanhome.com/home-design/fireplace.html
http://www.ehow.com/list_6540124_tile-fireplace-surround-ideas.html
http://www.gascoals.net/Accessories/EnglishTiles/FireplaceTileIdeas/tabid/1102/Default.aspx
http://www.vicfires.com/32_fireplace_tiles/index.html
http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20162959,00.html

unusual tile sources:
http://www.traditional-building.com/tbdb254.htm
http://www.tileshowcase.com/ceramic/motawi/
http://www.europamericantile.com/fireplacetile.html

Great tiling forum:
http://www.johnbridge.com

 

[PapaDave]

Very timely information.
Summertime projects to prepare for the next onslaught of cold weather.

 

[bears12th]

I have an exterior masonry brick fireplace with a Jotul C350 in it with a SS 6 inch insulated liner with block off plate. Works great and have had it for three years now. However, the fireplace/mantel needs to be redone as it has wood paneling instead of drywall around it and the clearances are right at the limit and I just want to redo this to make sure (excuses, excuses - don't tell the wife I just want to redo it - been working her hard for years about this). I am planning on doing something like the attached photo and am excited to sit down and read up on what the heck I am going to be doing. Wish me luck.

I have never done anything like this before and am interested in doing this myself and all of this information is greatly appreciated. Thanks for the time put into these and I look forward to sharing my experience over the next few months as I delve into putting something that looks like this. Gonna be an experience and I have you all to thank in advance for both the great feeling of accomplishment I am sure will occur at some point, and every frustrating moment I know will come the rest of the way. Photos will be provided once I figure out whats going on. lol.

HA

 

[delp]

thanks, begreen. perfect timing with the tiling links!