I have seen some pictures of brick flooring with wood trim. The wood forms rectangular fields that are filled in with brick. It appears that the wood used in the photos I've seen is 6" wide oak.
Doing the brick portion doesn't concern me; I'll just use "thin bricks" and adhere with thinset. But I don't know how to incorporate the wood. I will be installing it on concrete slab. How do I attach the wood to the slab? I was also cautioned to allow room for expansion of the wood, but I assumed that I would grout between the bricks. How do I leave for the expansion if I'm grouting between the bricks and wood?
I'm assuming that I will leave the wood unprotected while grouting and then sand it down and apply a sealer to both the wood and bricks upon completion. Or is that an incorrect assumption?
Any thoughts or suggestions as to how to proceed? Thanks.
Doing the brick portion doesn't concern me; I'll just use "thin bricks" and adhere with thinset. But I don't know how to incorporate the wood. I will be installing it on concrete slab. How do I attach the wood to the slab? I was also cautioned to allow room for expansion of the wood, but I assumed that I would grout between the bricks. How do I leave for the expansion if I'm grouting between the bricks and wood?
I'm assuming that I will leave the wood unprotected while grouting and then sand it down and apply a sealer to both the wood and bricks upon completion. Or is that an incorrect assumption?
Any thoughts or suggestions as to how to proceed? Thanks.