I'm planning on affixing some mosaic tile to a panel of plywood (43" x 44"), and then affixing that tiled panel to the back of an entertainment center which I'm re-purposing to become a bar.
Once I've got the tile on the plywood, I'm not quite sure the best way affix the tiled board to the entertainment center. I thought about leaving a few spots untiled, drilling holes through the board and into the entertainment center in those spots and putting a nut and bolt through to secure it. Then I would just go back and affix the tile over the bolt. I'm not sure if this is feasible. Perhaps using a strong epoxy or adhesive is my best option but that might be too permanent if we wanted to re-purpose the tiled board.
Any suggestions would be very much appreciated!
Best Answer
How thick is the plywood?
If you're talking about bolting through the plywood into the entertainment center, why not use screws from the entertainment center out into the plywood. That way you would come from the back of the plywood and not disturb the front.
Depending on how the entertainment center is configured, it may be possible to use a recessed French cleat to eliminate the gap that treeNinja mentioned as a downside. If the entertainment center has an open frame, one half of the Frech cleat can be set in the frame, and the other half mounted to the plywood such that when hung, the plywood rests flush on the frame.