I hate my backsplash
Colleen Dickerson
3 years ago
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HELP! Backsplash installed today .. think i hate it
Comments (78)SO HAPPY WITH MY NEW BACKSPLASH!!!!!! LOVE IT..WE STILL HAVE TO GROUT (am going with white) AND PUT IN LIGHT MOLDING UNDERCABINETS AND GLASS IN DOORS ECT ECT BUT THE TILE GUY WAS HERE FRIDAY AND phewwwwwwww I LIKE IT!!!!!!my husband would have killed me if i didnt... I TOOK THESE PICTURES TONIGHT AND THEY DONT DO IT JUSTICE....WILL TAKE SOME IN THE DAYLIGHT....THE TILE HAS A CRACKLE FINISH ITS FROM HORUS ART THE TIFFany SERIES... IN BIANCO... HERES A FEW SHOTS...AGAIN THE LIGHTING ISNT SHOWING ITS BEAUTY HERE....ALSO ANY THOUGHTS ON KNOBS...I WAS THINKING BRUSHED STAINLESS LIKE THE FAUCET OR EVEN CRYSTAL WITH BRUSHED NICKEL... MORE DECISIONS... THEY NEVER END... BUT ITS ALL GOOD AND I FEEL BLESSED TO GET THE CHANCE TO HAVE THESE KIND OF DECISIONS TO MAKE......See MoreHelp! Cost of replacing tile backsplash
Comments (5)$20-$30 a square foot for labor is the current going rate in my low cost labor area for a backsplash. (If you're having a floor done, the setters usually give you a break on the combination.) Do it yourself. Save yourself several hundred dollars of labor, especially if all you want is something simple. Labor is usually the biggest component in a tile backsplash because it's a small job that's a PIA with all of the bending over and cutting that can occur. It's not that hard (with a back brace and a tile saw) if all you're going for is a simple look. If you have to rip out the drywall because the current tile is too well attached, then it's easier to just go back with cement backerboard than new drywall. Then you can tile right on top of that easy peasy. Or the tile may just pop right off. You never know until you give it a go! Get yourself a flat bladed scraper and start removing the tile now. At least you'll have the project started and won't have to pay for the demo!...See MoreHelp - I hate my new backsplash!!!
Comments (12)Don't know how to help without pictures. From all that I have read here, the BS decision is the #1 decision nightmare. Feeling your pain here. In my case the actual tile came in the wrong color and crackle finish. My contractor did install it (knowing full well he may have to tear it all out) but with a change of grout color, it looks warmer. It actually looks like I knew what the heck I was doing :) He did have to rip some tile out around the garden window, b/c he not like how that running board looked, but there was no damage to the cabs. A good contractor will have the right tools to remove you tile carefully if that's the way you want to go. Take a deep breath, have a glass of wine, and don't rush into a hasty decision. Best of luck to you!...See MoreI hate my kitchen backsplash - part 2
Comments (2)I prefer contrast with cabinets and walls so I would not paint walls the exact same color as the cabinets. If you really want to coordinate, pick a color on the same strip of colors, either Crushed Ice or On the Rocks. I like the accent tile between the range and the hood, but I think yours is set too high. I would bring it down a row....See MoreColleen Dickerson
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