Do you caulk or grout where backsplash tiles meet cabinets?
carol9999
14 years ago
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What do I use where the tile backsplash meets the granite?
Comments (17)OK, I may be dating myself here, but you guys are dredging up childhood memories of someone named Barnabas Collins and reruns of a soap opera called Dark Shadows. I don't have morgue drawers but my college dorm was the Barnabas Collins mansion and it DID have a coffin. If Barnabus is alive today, I am sure he has morgue drawers in his kitchen, too. Any relatives staying with you that you would care to tell us about, Kelly? Does that kitchen serve as a guest room also? :) Sue...See Morecracking grout where backsplash meets granite
Comments (45)I have had nothing but problems with my CAULKED grout at the base of my backsplash, where it meets the quartz countertop. It repeatedly cracks. I have had the contractor come back in and redo this area multiple times. I will no longer allow the tile company he brought in to do the job because they were so awful. Despite their brag of being in the business for years, their grout guy used regular grout at the backsplash base. Then they sent in another guy to cut it out and replace it with caulk. Despite this, it continually cracks. Every time the base cracks my contractor tells me this is movement in our 30 yr old home. My prior backsplash and counter, which was ALL tile ALL grout never had this issue. I have to pay the contractor to fix the seam every few months. Can anyone tell me why this is happening and how to remedy it? It’s really bad. The cracks are the biggest I have seen yet....See Morewhat epoxy/caulk for the seam where backsplash meets countertop?
Comments (1)Here's my thread, for when I was searching. Hags00 provided the best link for caulk. Your kitchen is just amazing, I love seeing your pictures! Do you happen to have any backsplash shots handy, or are you saving for a reveal? Best of luck, oldbat2be Here is a link that might be useful: Thread: Caulking today, need color advice...See MoreMessy Edge Where Mosaic Tile Backsplash Meets Wood Counter
Comments (38)So, I talked to a tile guy today. He has good reviews on Angie's List and seems like reasonable prices. He said he would not want to take out several rows from the bottom because it would risk damaging the counter and the rest of the tile. He said the only option would be to redo the entire backsplash, which we don't have enough leftover tile for and honestly I don't want to spend the money on. He suggested either a border of some sort to cover the imperfections, or recaulking and trying to use the caulk to make it look better. I suggested maybe he just entirely redo the area behind the sink (there is a wide window there so it doesn't go very high), and then recaulking or adding a border everywhere else. I'm waiting for him to send an example photo of what the border might look like....See Morebudge1
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