Use the vacuum to completely clean all of the dust and particles from the cultured marble surface where you will.
Tile over existing cultured marble.
The first option is pretty self explanatory do nothing and live with the countertop you ve already got.
Then if you use the proper mastic the tiles should stick.
Being that it is marble a precious rock you may want to remove carefully and bag it up for possible later use in a wall or a tumbled shower pan.
It is a wall not a floor.
Live with it replace it or hire a company to come in and professionally refinish it.
I always try to think outside the box that is an interesting question.
How to apply tile to cultured marble step 1.
Not the most glamours option but it s certainly the cheapest.
The tile backsplash can be installed in place of the previous cultured marble splash as long as the wallboard is undamaged.
And it lasts for 20 years.
I don t think that particular membrane would work.
Tiling over cultured marble in shower.
One strategy is to clean the marble with tsp and water then sand it with coarse sandpaper to etch it.
You may be able to have someone put a colored coating like they do on ceramic tile.
It may need to be mechanically bonded like grind with a course wheel.
Tile over existing marble.
Epoxy is expensive but there aren t any other settings materials that will give you a reliable bond over this plastic surface.
If you want to tile over a marble fireplace you have to address the problem of tile adhesion.
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If the wallboard is loose or crumbly you ll have to replace it before tile can be installed.
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.
Covering the cultured marble walls is not a good idea.
In fact when it comes to making over cultured marble you really have only three options.
Tile on tile or as i say it.