help with a concrete slab / tiled fireplace heath

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help with a concrete slab / tiled fireplace heath

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looking to make an approx 54" x 15" fireplace hearth out of a concrete slab with tiles on top- just need some help working out measurements.

the fireplace will be 9 x 150mm tiles in length, and 2 inches high, so will cut the 2 inch tiles for round the sides and front.

so obviously the length of the concrete slab will need to be length of the 9 tiles + grout spacing, less the depth of the tile and adhesive for the 2inch tiles on each side of the slab.

i know the tiles are 9mm in depth, but how much should i allow in calculations for the tile advesive for the side tiles??

thanks, and hope this makes sense... hard to explain in words!

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the 2" strips off tiles around..i would just back butter them to suit tiles ontop.
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ok cheers...

what adhesive and grout should be used??
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