Cutting a 4 inch granite backsplash to 1.5 inches???
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Anyone have pix of 4 or 6 inch backsplashes to share?
Comments (13)I'm glad to see these images, folks. On another thread I talked about using paint to unite sections of the kitchen and these photos reinforce that idea. I sometimes find a look-at-me tall backsplash to be a dividing, not uniting, feature in a design. My only concern with a short backsplash is any "Penny Catcher" wide surface at the top of it. In my old little kitchen, the Formica was a 3-4 inch high piece with an inch-plus ledge at right angles for the top. If you walked the room you would find on the backsplash ledge a number of coins, paperclips, lost buttons, pretty stones, singleton batteries, &c. We propped greeting cards and postcards on it also, but as the kitchen shifted, we had a gap at wall and they began to slip behind the Formica. (We found them plus a couple uncashed checks at demolition day.) As long as you avoid the Penny Catcher ledge--perhaps by rounding or planing off the top edge if there's width to the backsplash product--a short backsplash can solve a lot of design needs. And it's economical. Thanks so much for this conversation. It reinforces my hope to get our short backsplash installed by end of summer....See MoreSchluter Edge Instead of 4 inch Granite Backsplash
Comments (8)I always use color matched grout caulk at the interface between my backsplash and counters. Grout gets gunky and cracks down there. I grout and then I dig out all the grout that is in the area between my tile and my counters while the grout is wet, then I caulk the next day. The Tile Shop did not have the grout caulk that matched my grout on my last backsplash but I was able to find it and order it online. It is never a perfect match (one is a cement product and one is a adhesive product so it is hard to get the colors perfect) but it is pretty close and looks good. Occasionally I will choose my grout caulk in a color that either matches the tile or counter top material instead of the grout. You would still need to add something to your Schluter edge (clear silicone most likely) because you need to create a waterproof seal to stop water/liquids from wicking from the countertop behind your tile to your drywall and down to your cabinetry....See MoreRemoving a 3/4 thick by 3 inch tall marble backsplash
Comments (1)Just had this done for the same reason wanted a taller look to our backsplash. Our tiler had no problem removing ours which is black granite and it looks great!...See More4 inch granite backsplash opinions
Comments (16)Is your log home full log or log siding? If full logs have you taken into consideration settling? Logs at bottom of kitchen window height will probably settle roughly a half inch in a year or two. I built a log home a number of years ago and had the granite backsplash nearly up to the window trim. After eighteen months had to pull the bottom trim off and cut it down by a half inch. Othewise too much pressure on trim, countertops and cabinets from the weight of the settling house....See Moregpraceman55
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