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· Västernorrland
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Hello,
I am planning to tile my chimney breast, where I have a soapstone stove. There's heat near the chimney inlet and the ash door, and of course, there is some radiant heat. It might get to 50-70 degrees around these areas, but only concentrated in those spots. My question is, if I tile, is there a risk that the grout will crack where it gets hot? I received a tip to use drywall behind the tiles to avoid cracks, but I'm unsure if it will really crack. Has anyone done this??
I am planning to tile my chimney breast, where I have a soapstone stove. There's heat near the chimney inlet and the ash door, and of course, there is some radiant heat. It might get to 50-70 degrees around these areas, but only concentrated in those spots. My question is, if I tile, is there a risk that the grout will crack where it gets hot? I received a tip to use drywall behind the tiles to avoid cracks, but I'm unsure if it will really crack. Has anyone done this??
Just don't do like us and forget to prepare the surface with a sealer so that the surface doesn't absorb water from the tile adhesive. We forgot, and the tiles fell off one by one 
. We redid it correctly, and it turned out well and held despite the heat from the stove and the pipe. Just don't start a fire too early so that the tile adhesive and grout cure properly. Keep the grout moist as stated on the packaging.
gaia
. We redid it correctly, and it turned out well and held despite the heat from the stove and the pipe. Just don't start a fire too early so that the tile adhesive and grout cure properly. Keep the grout moist as stated on the packaging.gaia
I haven't done it myself, but I have tiles on the chimney in my house. The house is from '32, but I'm not sure exactly when the tiles were installed. I guess they came later.
Anyway, it IS cracked in the middle right behind the stove, but on the other hand, it's cracked in the grout two meters up from the floor too...
It's cracked a little here and there, I can't see any direct pattern concerning the distance from the stove or anything. The sides behind the stove, for example, are okay. In my case, I would think it's the groundwork that wasn't done very carefully...
Anyway, it IS cracked in the middle right behind the stove, but on the other hand, it's cracked in the grout two meters up from the floor too...
It's cracked a little here and there, I can't see any direct pattern concerning the distance from the stove or anything. The sides behind the stove, for example, are okay. In my case, I would think it's the groundwork that wasn't done very carefully...