- Nov 25, 2012
- 27
Hello all,
I am currently getting ready to culture stone my fireplace. Realize I am new to the masonry culture stone type work. I installed the new fireplace and drywalled the entire wall with 1/2 sheet rock butted up to the ZC Fireplace. Well I found out that when I stone I am going to have to put up durock board before i put the stone on because sheet rock will not hold the stone. With that said my question do I need to remove the drywall around the fireplace and put up durock or can I put durock straight over the drywall and screw it in place.
I am not sure how many of you have sheet rock/drwall surrounding your fireplace but I called the company and looked in the owner's manual and it shows that you can have gyproc surrounding the fireplace. I am just looking for reassurance that having drywall around the fireplace is okay and will not cause problems.
thanks
Will try and post that part of the manual, and will try and post a pic of fireplace wall.
My apologies the fireplace is a Flame Monaco XTD
I am currently getting ready to culture stone my fireplace. Realize I am new to the masonry culture stone type work. I installed the new fireplace and drywalled the entire wall with 1/2 sheet rock butted up to the ZC Fireplace. Well I found out that when I stone I am going to have to put up durock board before i put the stone on because sheet rock will not hold the stone. With that said my question do I need to remove the drywall around the fireplace and put up durock or can I put durock straight over the drywall and screw it in place.
I am not sure how many of you have sheet rock/drwall surrounding your fireplace but I called the company and looked in the owner's manual and it shows that you can have gyproc surrounding the fireplace. I am just looking for reassurance that having drywall around the fireplace is okay and will not cause problems.
thanks
Will try and post that part of the manual, and will try and post a pic of fireplace wall.
My apologies the fireplace is a Flame Monaco XTD