Installing Granite Slab Fireplace Hearth

On these pages dan mclaughlin with help from carpenter thad king shows how to replace an old quarry tile hearth and cover a brick surround with four sleek granite slabs each 1 inches think.

Installing granite slab fireplace hearth.

When installing granite or slate hearths it is recommend to ensure the area to be covered by the hearth is dust free flat and level preferably solid concrete. The following are the most common stones used to frame fireplaces nowadays. Granite stone slabs are 100 natural and completely distinct from one another. Granite subject to intense heat from solid fuels such as wood could cause it to chip and crack over time if it s used in a hearth as one slab of material.

Our granite hearth in the living room fireplace is made up of one slab and so wouldn t be appropriate for use with burning wood in open fireplaces or wood burning stoves. 3 reasons we love granite fireplace surrounds. It is good practice to prime the area with pva or sbr and the back of the hearth. Lay a inch bed of slab mortar according to the manufacturer s directions.

Continue until the granite is clean. Grout the granite tiles. Allow the granite to dry overnight. Quartz is just one of the many stone options for your fireplace surround.

Blue tape the edge of the oak floor fit it install it. Allow the primer to dry then bed the hearth down on a strong sand and cement bed with a medium consistancy. It s hard to come up with a better choice than a granite slab for custom fireplace facings and hearths. Wipe the grout off the granite with a dry cloth first and then use a damp cloth.

Granite slab for fireplace hearth tile fireplaces are another of the numerous fireplace designs you will discover. There are many forms of electrical fireplaces. Remove the stone hearth. Seal the area with a sealer.

Place the hearth on the floor next to the fireplace and mark out the position of the hearth using a pencil. Smooth timelessly chic and impervious to heat and water granite is a no fail way to enhance any type of fireplace in a residential or commercial space. The final step to install granite around a fireplace is to clean up. Replacing a hearth and surround either with seamless tone slabs or with ceramic or stone tiles makes a big difference in the way a fireplace looks.