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How To Build a Glass-Mosaic Tile Fireplace

Layout article by Brandon on 03 February 2006, tagged as doityourself

If you've been scouring the Internet for months looking for a way to break free from the chains of an ugly, tiled fireplace, look no further. From purchasing materials to touching up the paint, detailed herein is everything you need to know to strip your fireplace of its drab cover and install glass-mosaic tile in its stead. Be chained no longer!

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??? by Anonymous :: NR0

Are you still living in the 70's? Why would you do such a thing to a beautiful tile fireplace, other than to write an article for OmniNerd?

Posted 04 February 2006, Hide, Reply
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3 thoughts by romanizzo :: NR6

I have three comments that I would like to throw out that are potentially more constructive than "you live in the 70s."

1. It looks sharp, no doubt about that.

2. Although it looks sharp, it looks like an awful lot of relatively tedious work - clearly you feel that it was worth it, and good for you. (I've laid linoleum tile before, and while thats probably more like swinging a cleaver compared to your scalpel work, I didn't enjoy it.)

3. If anybody is going to be doing this any where near me, I volunteer to help on the smashing of tiles bit. That seems very therapeutic.

Posted 05 February 2006, Hide, Reply
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Beautiful job! Great instructions! by Anonymous :: NR0

Brandon,

Thank you for this thorough and informative "how-to". I have installed ceramic tile before, but will be installing my first glass tile project soon. In preparation, I have searched both online and in bookstores and libraries for detailed installation instruction. To date, yours is the most clear and detailed I have encountered. Thank you for your time in posting this information. A printout of your article will be by my side during the entire process.

Best Regards,

-Brian

Tallahassee

Posted 07 May 2008, Hide, Reply