New hearth and refacing front of fireplace with thin brick..

[MikeStaten]

Going to rebuild my hearth using a base of durock, 2 sheets of Micore and covered with another 2 sheets of durock. Anyway, to cover the durock on the hearth I am going to use thin brick. I'm also going to cover the face of the existing fireplace with durock and put the same thin bricks over that. I am wondering if I should use mortar or thinset. I'm leaning towards thinset but I'm concerned if I use the regular thinset that you'd use for tile, it may not stand up to the heat. Can anyone recommend a specific thinset for this purpose?

Thanks,
Mike

 

[begreen]

I was thinking mortar with a deep notched trowel but I am not a mason. The second part of this guide covers thin brick veneer on cement board. Looks like they recommend type S bonding mortar.
(broken link removed to https://www.interstatebrick.com/sites/default/files/library/recommended20application20guidelines20for20adhered20thin20brick20veneer.pdf)