Backsplash Basics - New FAQ?
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New tile accents on already laid tile backsplash
Comments (6)Not only that, but he did a crappy job with the one he did to begin with!! He never should've put that small piece at the bottom-- should've been two equal pieces top and bottom. Then you could even put your accents where the 4 courners of the tiles came together!! Sorry-- can you tell I have no patience for hacks that rape their customers?...See MoreNew Range - new backsplash?
Comments (7)Thanks for all your replies! I really appreciate it! i don't think it has anything to do with insulation, for that it's not going low enough behind the range. We actually took it off yesterday to see what's behind it (my husband has to relocate the power outlet and there was another box behind the panel and he needed to know what it was) and it was not only screwed but glued as well on the two sides. Lowering it is not an option since then there would be a gap to the fan. I guess that we will go the route of stick on tiles for that area for now and leave the rest as is. It needs to come off anyways, because I'm getting a pot filler faucet as well....See MoreNew Countertop and Backsplash left with 1 inch of exposed drywall
Comments (13)There is always auxiliary work associated with any project that is not handled by the specific trades you hired for the specific job. For instance, if you hired an electrician to run new wires for new under cabinet lighting, (and you should do that) they would create damage in your drywall too. Electricians do not do drywall repair any more than stone fabricators do. Coordinating the various trades to come in and do all of the needed work on a project is the responsibility of the General Contractor. A small job like this needs plumbing disconnects, demolition, cabinet leveling, overhang support engineered and installed, counter installation, drywall repair, painting, plumbing reconnects, and touch ups. That’s a minimum of 3 trades involved, and as many as 5, but it’s too small of a job for most GC’s to take on. That puts you in the role of the GC for hiring and scheduling all of those trades Individually, rather than a GC doing it all for you....See MoreHelp with kitchen backsplash ideas that don't clash with new floor
Comments (240)What a charming house! You've done great. I had somehow missed this thread up to this point, and I did not read all (or even a significant fraction) of the previous responses. I have a 1910 house and also don't like subway tile. But I wanted something that fit the era of the house. I ended up going with a simple (and extremely cheap) 4x4 white field tile capped with a contoured molding tile (that almost but doesn't quite match the field tile because I couldn't find a molding I like from the a manufacturer that did a 4x4 field tile that was 4x4 rather than 4.25 x 4.25. Adds to the charm). I have very few uppers, though. I think a 4x4 white (or gray, since you seem to think white is too stark) field tile with black or charcoal pencil liner would be cool. These all show a pencil liner with subway because that's what the popular kids are doing, but it would work as well with a 4x4 or other basic field tile....See Moreeam44
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