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wood stove tile mural?

I am putting in a wood stove and want to make a mural behind it - should I tile the board and then put it up, or tile it on the wall. I am using wall spacers and cement board. I want to make a mural of a tree - the wall is 8' by 3' - should I cover the whole wall or just the part behind the wood stove? do I need special grout?thanks for your answers

There is really much more to tile installation than a quick answer.
I would suggest mounting the cement board first, then the tile, but for a first timer there might be special challenges to installing tile on a vertical surface if the tile does not have built-in tile spacers or you don’t use tile spacers. It also depends on what kind of tile you use. Hand molded tiles will be more irregular.
Even Home Depot sells a great book on tile installation that is not very expensive and there are also videos out there. An oldie but goodie is "Setting Tile" by Michael Byrne.
Also, people have a tendance to use the word "grout" as a generic term for the adhesive. The "stuff" you use to mount the tiles is very different from what is put betweent the tiles.
You should use a cement based "mortar" to set the tiles (don’t use the cheap white "mastic" adhesive, it is not as strong!) You then use a "grout" for inbetween the tiles. Again, use a cement based grout as well. You do want to use a cement board such as Durock, not "greenboard". You might also want to check out fire code issues before you install the wood stove. Check with the place you got the stove from.
Then there are many types of grout sealers. You may end up with ash blackened grout if it is not sealed. I recommend a "penetrating" sealer, not silicone sealer.
Then, how will you finish the edges? Will the raw edges of the tile show or do you have matching trim tiles to finish the edges?
A lot of these "home improvements shows" show these really quickie tile installations, which look nice at first (actually I think most of them look cheap and cheesy) but I can guarantee the grout will be cracking within 6 months or the tiles popping up because not enough time was allowed for the mortar to dry before grouting.
See, not to burst your bubble, I just think you should research this before you start this project so you end up with a very nice professional looking job you can be proud of!

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