A couple of fireplace Q's...

[Unregistered]

Hi! Googled around and not found any definitive help then found you so thought I would ask here for some advice...?! We've just replaced our fire grate and ripped the old 1930's surround out and need to replace - our ideal is wood surround and tiles inside. I'm guessing the tiles will have to be specialist heat-resistant ones but can anyone tell me:
- if we need special adhesive and grout also?
- and if encaustic tiles will be hardy enough for the hearth part (have some from a p+d friend for free - victorian pattern from fired earth)
- also do we have to do anything to the earth tiles as at the mo they're unglazed...
thanks so much if anyone can answer any of these - I'm hugely grateful!
Liz

 

[Deleted member 9966]

hi there Liz, if you take the time to register, our members will be able to get back to you more quickly without your responses having to be approved by admin/mods all the time.

I'm sure some of the regular members will be along shortly with their pearls of wisdom!

:welcome:

 

[mikethetile]

Hi Liz

register, its easy and free

encaustic tiles are ideal , stick with a cement based addy such as mapei keraflex , dont use the addy that comes in a tub as it will fail with these tiles