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I'm interested in any opinions on the best way to do this.
I have a wood burning stove on a free-standing hearth touching a wall. The stove began to blow the skim off the wall, so I removed the affected skim, an area of approx. 800 x 900 mm. The surface here is now the original render, in good condition.
It would be too fiddly to try to tile behind the stove, so I have fixed tiles to a piece of 6mm Hardibacker board, with cement based tile adhesive. The aim is to fix the whole panel to this piece of wall, behind the stove, and make good around it.
My first thought was to fix it with more of the same adhesive, but I wonder if anyone thinks there is mileage in using clear silicone? Whenever I've been stupid enough to use this to fix a sink to a wall, and had to remove the sink, the silicone has pulled the tiles off the wall rather than let go. Silicone would also allow for expansion and contraction of the panel. Daft idea, or not?
This leaves me with the question of moving the panel to its location, and raising it, without the tiles pinging off if the board flexes...
All advice gratefully received.
Cheers
Richard
I have a wood burning stove on a free-standing hearth touching a wall. The stove began to blow the skim off the wall, so I removed the affected skim, an area of approx. 800 x 900 mm. The surface here is now the original render, in good condition.
It would be too fiddly to try to tile behind the stove, so I have fixed tiles to a piece of 6mm Hardibacker board, with cement based tile adhesive. The aim is to fix the whole panel to this piece of wall, behind the stove, and make good around it.
My first thought was to fix it with more of the same adhesive, but I wonder if anyone thinks there is mileage in using clear silicone? Whenever I've been stupid enough to use this to fix a sink to a wall, and had to remove the sink, the silicone has pulled the tiles off the wall rather than let go. Silicone would also allow for expansion and contraction of the panel. Daft idea, or not?
This leaves me with the question of moving the panel to its location, and raising it, without the tiles pinging off if the board flexes...
All advice gratefully received.
Cheers
Richard
