September 2008 Weddings
Jules08
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New back splash PsIP
This weekend we changed our back splash in the kitchen! Sorry for the crappy photos, they are just cellphone pictures for now, I'll get some with my camera tonight, but I was too excited not to share today!
This is what the kitchen looked like when we first moved in (but after painting)
That first summer we changed to granite counters:
In the middle of installing the new split-face tile:
All the tile is up:
I have to finish caulking and grouting tonight and then seal it later this week and then it will be 100% done.
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Re: New back splash PsIP
Looks great!! Do you mind sharing what the name of the tile is and where you got it? We are thinking of doing something similar and we have wood cabinets like you and darker granite. Was it hard to do yourself?
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Looks great! Good job!
Thank girls!
Honestly, I'm not sure if there is a name to the tile that we used - I'll look on the box when I get home tonight. I was looking for any split face tile (the exposed rough surface) and we found it at a HOBO store. This particular tile is 1" x 1" on a mesh backing. (Often split face comes in 1" x 2" tiles or 1" x 1" and we chose the smaller so we wouldn't have to cut any down). Also, the sheets were 13 tiles by 13 tiles, so each sheet was just over 1 square foot. We used 13 sheets (bought 14) and they were about $10 a sheet.
We bought the thin-set at Home Depot for $17 and a notched trowel for $3. We will also go through 2 tubes of caulk at $3 a piece, the grout for $12, the distilled water for the grout $1, and then the sealer for $15. Oh and 2 electrical box extenders for $2. So the entire project for under $200.
The project itself was extremely easy! We mixed the mortar (thin set) using a drill paddle attachment we had from mixing the mud for our drywalling in the basement, but it could be done by hand. While we were waiting for that to set up, we prepared the wall by taking the electrical covers off, the light off, and wiping it clean.
We started by finding the center of the wall behind the sink and working in areas a little bigger than the size of the tile sheet, I started applying the thin-set to even out the wall. This took a bit of practice to get the hang of. Then I took the notched side of the trowel and added a bit more mortar to make grooves to grab the tile and then just pressed the tile in place. I propped it up on the granite (using the wooden paint sticks) about 1/4" so we could get a nice caulk joint between the tile and the granite. The 2 stone types will expand, contract, and move separately so this is an important step to protect each. The caulk acts as a barrier and will absorb that movement.
Then I just removed the tile on each sheet to fit around the cabinets and electrical units and working little by little, I got it all up. Within a few hours they were all pretty well set on the wall and I took out the shims and they were good to go.
Our kitchen is pretty small so DH helped where he could but I did 99% of it and I got it done in 3 maybe 4 hours.
I need to go back and grout (not all of it, just anywhere there are larger gaps) and I will use a pastry bag for that because the gaps are 1/16" at most. Then in 3 days I will seal it and it'll be done! The bonus of the split face tile is that it is so tightly put together that you really don't have to grout unless there is a bigger gap. So I am going to do that as well as sealing really well to prevent water getting behind it.
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Wow, it looks awesome!