It is a wall not a floor.
Tile over existing cultured marble.
If you want to tile over a marble fireplace you have to address the problem of tile adhesion.
In fact when it comes to making over cultured marble you really have only three options.
How to apply tile to cultured marble step 1.
Use the belt sander to scratch the entire area of the cultured marble where you will be installing the tile.
Tiling over cultured marble in shower.
Use the vacuum to completely clean all of the dust and particles from the cultured marble surface where you will.
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Epoxy is expensive but there aren t any other settings materials that will give you a reliable bond over this plastic surface.
Cultured marble is an acrylic composite and so it will require an epoxy setting material after the surface has been roughed up with either a grinder or sandpaper.
The tile backsplash can be installed in place of the previous cultured marble splash as long as the wallboard is undamaged.
So so long as it is structurally sound check this with a golf ball and a hollow eardrum and free of cracks the tcna approves of this installation method.
And it lasts for 20 years.
Then if you use the proper mastic the tiles should stick.
The first option is pretty self explanatory do nothing and live with the countertop you ve already got.
I always try to think outside the box that is an interesting question.
It may need to be mechanically bonded like grind with a course wheel.
I don t think that particular membrane would work.
Live with it replace it or hire a company to come in and professionally refinish it.
Tile over existing marble.
Best of luck shaughnn.
If the wallboard is loose or crumbly you ll have to replace it before tile can be installed.
Not the most glamours option but it s certainly the cheapest.
Covering the cultured marble walls is not a good idea.
You may be able to have someone put a colored coating like they do on ceramic tile.