The weather continues to be cool and definitely not Spring like, so we are taking care of some projects inside. This weekend, a fireplace makeover.
We do not want to mess with the wood, or the basics of the fireplace, but the surround and the hearth are pretty beaten up, and needs a nice fresh update.
The surround was marble, but all cracked, and loosened from the mortar bed. The hearth was done in shiny Black square tile, much of it cracked from the foundation.
Terry got down to the demolition...
We took the surround right down to the original brick. The Black hearth tile will be tiled over...
Terry built a temporary frame around the inside of the fireplace, and we set a leveling layer of thinset over the bricks.
Here we had to figure out what to do with a gaping hole in the floor, in front of the hearth. Three layers of backer board did the trick. It brought the area level to the existing tile.
Here's the tile, a mix of glass and stone, tiny tiles, and the colors are complementary to this 1949 house. We were going to do some larger slate tiles, but you know what happens... when you see something and just know it's right...
Ready to go...
Nice look. This is me getting some much needed exercise. These projects remind us how old and out of shape we are.
Here I am, waiting for Terry to get back from the tile store, because, of course, we misjudged how many tiles we needed (by one sheet).
Tomorrow we grout, and take care of finish molding...
Then we clean up the inner brick, give the log crib a bath, and shop for a new screen.
This weekend project is going to continue into the next week.
Carry on.
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