I'm going to tile over 3 sided brick fireplace all the way to the ceiling.
To do this I have to build a frame and mount backer board from about four
feet up. I plan on mounting some expanded metal over the brick and then
cover with a layer of thinset. About how much thickness can I expect this
metal+thinset to add to the brick. Approximately. I'll need to know this
so I can build the frame and have the backer board end up flush to
thinsetted over brick.

pic of what I've got now.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/3355976...n/photostream/

Thanks,
Craig



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On May 30, 8:17*pm, "CraigT" wrote:
I'm going to tile over 3 sided brick fireplace all the way to the ceiling..
To do this I have to build a frame and mount backer board from about four
feet up. *I plan on mounting some expanded metal over the brick and then
cover with a layer of thinset. * About how much thickness can I expect this
metal+thinset to add to the brick. *Approximately. *I'll need to know this
so I can build the frame and have the backer board end up flush to
thinsetted over brick.

pic of what I've got now.http://www.flickr.com/photos/3355976...n/photostream/

Thanks,
Craig

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Why scratch coat it at all, just Tapcon the Durock to the brick,
scratch coat seems like a wasted step and a headache.