Copper Backsplash behind cooktop? Pros and Cons
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Comments (6)Oh, seal it. Please. Maybe covering it with Plexi-glass. The other thing to keep in mind is that with the irregular face, dirt settles on the top edges of the protruding stone. My sponge just tore when trying to clean mine. I ended up using scrubbing bubbles every so often, which stunk, but worked well. For the record, it's a Fab.U.Lous way to get soot off the face of brick fire places, too. No pictures, but I wouldn't do anything that's got an irregular face, natural without sealing, or mortar or grout that will absorb tomato sauce. I don't fry, so I can only imagine the grease.......See MoreCopper backsplash questions
Comments (4)Copper is easily scratched. I have it as a backsplash in the laundry room and kitchen (pine hutch). Would you want it to have a patina? The scratches won't show as much and they are so fine, they won't show. The copper won't patina super fast inside. You should (if you can) take outside and hose down several times, letting it dry in the sun between wetting. We did this with the sliding panel TV cover (in great room). Would love to take down hood copper and do this. It wouldn't be hard as it only has a few nails each holding them on. Laundry room linked below. Kitchen is on website too - French Gray Island Kitchen (link is in the paragraph under great room photo) Here is a link that might be useful: laundry room, last photo...See MoreDifferent backsplash behind stovetop?
Comments (7)I've seen granite used behind the cooktop. Not only is the material easier to clean but there is no grout. Usually it matches the counter top but tiles are used other places in the kitchen as the backsplash. I may do this in my kitchen. My thinking is: I'll have 'leftover' granite so rather than waste that money and buy more tile too, I'll put the granite to use. Others have done it b/c they love their granite enough to want to see it vertically....See MoreCooktop doesnt go all the way to back splash
Comments (21)I'm with Fori as well. I have had almost this exact set up twice. Both gas, though without the grill (one had a griddle) and both times the cooktop did not reach the wall, leaving a few inches of gap. I thought this was normal. In the first case, the house came with a stainless steel sheet glued to the wall. There was no other backsplash, just painted drywall on the surrounding walls so the ss may have been needed for code, I don't know. What I do know is I ripped it off in frustration within a few months. The previous owners managed to get it clean for showing the house when it was for sale but I could never replicate it. It looked filthy all the time. Hardly any grease actually splashed back there but even just a dot smeared and looked worse after cleaning. I'm not very tall so reaching back there to wipe properly was a total PIA. My current house also came with a huge gas range and there is a window immediately behind it. So I can see every speck. Contrary to popular belief, not a lot of grease and grime actually hits the window or trim. When it does, the glass is much easier to clean than the stainless was. (And no, the glass doesn't break when I'm cooking, and yes this is permitted by code where I live, and no I do not fear for my life with this set up...). I'd imagine that your tiles will be even easier to maintain. I say throw up a cookie sheet and see how dirty it gets when you cook, I bet you'll be surprise at how little actually makes it back there. Your tiles and countertops look great together btw!...See Moreallison0704
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