While you can t just stick a faux stone finish on top of tiles it is possible to redo your fireplace without removing the tiles.
Putting stone over marble fireplace.
Measure the fireplace surround and mark off an area of equal size and shape on the floor nearby.
Then my luck turned.
Along the marble theme i also fell in love with caycee s hexagonal marble fireplace surround from hanging with the hewitts see it here.
Etch the marble get out your pad sander and a fairly coarse grit of sandpaper such as 60 or 80 grit.
How to tile over a marble fireplace surround.
They did a fireplace surround out of inexpensive marble tiles from the home depot which gave me confidence that i could diy and get a nice looking result with minimal expense.
Refacing a fireplace is a big job any way you slice it.
Since you re about to tile over the marble fireplace you don t care about the condition of the marble so go ahead and scratch it up as thoroughly as you can.
After taking a tiling class i know that is something that is just not in my diy wheelhouse so i called an expert named leo.
While running errands i found herringbone marble tile and penny tile at 50 off 3 50 a piece and decided it was time to update the fireplace surround.
Begin laying out the marble tiles on the floor to determine the pattern and where to make any cuts.
If your marble fireplace is tile and the original tile is in good condition with no loose tiles or cracks you can put new tile over the old.