You must use a fire resistant material around your fireplace.
Cement board for fireplace.
Cut the cement board pieces to size.
You can install cement board to virtually any surface including a brick fireplace.
Place a straight edge along the areas of the cement board that must be cut.
I used cement board as the ship lap because cement board is fire resistant.
Fireplace makeover demo adding cement board removing the granite.
Eventually we made our way to the store to pick up the goods and we were able to.
Cement board has an inner core made of cement and a paper layer on either side that makes it resemble drywall.
Proper installation for fireplace tile cement board step 1.
Tile or granite can easily be damaged by the expansion of cement boards or other backer board material.
First cut a header piece the width of your entire space.
Measure the fireplace surround with a measuring tape.
You can not use wood to ship lap on your fireplace that is a fire hazard.
Our fireplace is made up of a few large pieces of black granite so our plan was to try to remove.
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The sturdy moisture resistant board is applied to surfaces as the base for ceramic and natural stone tile.
Adding cement board to the fireplace.