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Tile table top question

mark9765
mark9765 Posts: 122
edited November -0001 in EggHead Forum
I have a factory large bge table and I want to tile the top with thin set 12x12 granite tile. Any suggestions and tips for prep and installation. Is it ok to lay it over the current top or does it need a solid top to start on?
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  • Spring Chicken
    Spring Chicken Posts: 10,255
    You probably should attach some concrete backer board first before installing the tile. Vinyl grout would also be a good idea to keep it from cracking. Then apply a good sealer.

    Best to talk to your tile dealer about what you want to do. For example, if you live in very cold climate you may want to use porcelain tile vs, regular ceramic tile. Also, consider what it will take to cut the circular cuts for the Egg. It's not as easy as one would think.

    Good luck.

    Spring "Been There Tiled That" Chicken
    Spring Texas USA
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  • "Sparky"
    "Sparky" Posts: 6,024
    You will need to install concrete backer board first.The thinset won't stick to wood very well.The wood also expands more than the tile.This would cause the tile joints to crack without the backer board.
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  • Jeffersonian
    Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
    I just got my new BGE table on the deck, too, and am going to put some granite tiles on it. I'm not going to cement them to the wood, however, so I can rearrange them as I see fit and so I can pick them up to allow the Egg to dry underneath or replace broken tiles.
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  • "Sparky"
    "Sparky" Posts: 6,024
    Hey Mark,You can do just a small section of tile like I did.I layed them out where I wanted them,and traced them out onto the table.I then used a router to put the tiles in flush.I had to chizzle out the corners,but it was pretty easy.If you look at the pic,the table on the right has 6 floor tiles in it.I just layed them in(no addhesive),then used silicon to fill the joints.I can pull the tiles out and replace if I want to. :)

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  • jamiemeyer
    jamiemeyer Posts: 97
    hmmm.. I just noticed that in my jealousy of doug's smokehouse, he is absent of the requisite bottle openers.
    As I design my table, what is the penalty for this infraction?
    Good looking rig, doug!
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  • "Sparky"
    "Sparky" Posts: 6,024
    There is a bottle opener there.You just can't see it :whistle:;)
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  • jamiemeyer
    jamiemeyer Posts: 97
    LOL.. I knew it must be hiding there somewhere!
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  • Ross in Ventura
    Ross in Ventura Posts: 7,234
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    Mark,
    I just set a tile of granite on top of it.
    Ross
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  • thebtls
    thebtls Posts: 2,300
    MUST USE CEMENT BOARD WITH OR WITHOUT THE CURRENT TOP. NO OPTION WILL WORK WELL REGARDLESS OF CLIMATE. IT ABSORBS THE MOISTURE AND WILL BE THE ONLY SURFACE THAT WILL KEEP GROUT LINES AND TILES FROM SHIFTING AND CRACKING.
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  • Jeffersonian
    Jeffersonian Posts: 4,244
    Exactly what I'm gonna do...if moisture gets under it, you just tilt it up and let it dry. If it cracks, you toss it and get a new one. Nice setup, Ross.
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