Any all purose adhesive will work.
Adhesive for wood to ceramic tile.
Measure and cut your wood trim to fit the areas you want to cover on the hearth.
It must be easy to work with and it must adequately fill in gaps between the tile and the substrate.
Fill in all large gaps and holes as these will prevent proper adhesion of the tiles.
Unscrew register covers and save the screws.
Tile adhesive is expected to hold the tile in place not just for years but for decades without fail.
Tiles cannot be nailed screwed or stapled in place because the surface must remain unbroken so adhesive is the only way to attach tiles.
I advise getting a creamic tile drill bit and drilling a hole through the tile using the guide as a template.
Double check your measurements to ensure your trim fits the areas and lay the trim out in the order you intend to.
How to glue tile to wood.
There may be times when you want to bond tile directly to plywood or another wood surface rather than screwing down backerboard first.
Does mortar adhere to wood.
Using a water based mastic or a cement based.
Designed to resist intermittent water exposure and has 33 less shrinkage than traditional adhesives as well as sag resistance.
The baseboard trim would hide the fasteners anyway.
Whether wall or floor tile that tile needs to thoroughly stick to its base surface demands placed on tile adhesive are both extensive and steep.
Gorilla construction adhesive is a tough versatile and water resistant formula that instantly grabs surfaces offers superior strength and bonds virtually any surface including wood drywall concrete paneling trim molding ceramic tile and more.
Locktite gorilla glue liquid nails etc but with the constant movement of the door it may not hold for long.
Level the surface using a wood filler.
Rather than use mechanical fasteners which could crack the tile even if drilled with a masonry bit we chose to mark out the exact location then using the high heat glue guns we would hot glue 2 by stock to the floor carefully and quickly when it was firm and that was in 2 minutes we would place the island over the 2 by stock and use color headed fasteners to keep it from rocking up or moving.
You may also want to tile an outdoor shed or tile plywood boards for display.
It cannot cure too fast.
This all purpose construction adhesive can be used indoor and outdoor is repositionable for up to 15 minutes is paintable and is easy to clean up with soap and water.
Otherwise you do.
No you cannot use a tile mortar or thinset.
Backerboard can double the thickness of an installation which can be troublesome in some locations.
Then you could even use a longer screw for strength.
Remove any obstacles from the installation area.
The following bostik and alcolin products are recommended for sticking wood to ceramic.
If you want to adhere wood to a concrete floor you need to use a urethane based adhesive.
