Below are some different tile applications for fireplaces. These are just a few of the options that can be used for tile or stone on fireplaces. The design options are limitless! T
here are many, many tile and stone choices as well as many types of fireplaces.
Tile or stone can be installed from floor to ceiling and on the hearth. This adds height to the room and the fireplace. In this application, the fireplace becomes a focal point of the room.
Mosaic tiles can be installed in corner fireplace applications. Tiles that are the same color throughout or are made of natural stone do not have to have bullnose trim pieces. This tile is not installed all the way to the floor; instead, it stops at the base board so that the tile of the trim on the floor is not interrupted.
Tile can be installed from the floor to the hearth and from the hearth to just above the fireplace box itself. Optional surfaces can be installed above the tile for a finished look without using the same material from floor to ceiling. This fireplace also becomes the focal point of the room.
Tile or stone can be installed on just the face of the fireplace with or without a mantle. This tile does not wrap around the sides of the fireplace. It is just used on the face of the fireplace. If using a natural stone or a tile that is the same color throughout, a bullnose trim piece is not needed at the top or on the sides. If a tile is used with a different color body that the face, a cap or bullnose trim piece will need to be used.
