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Comments (2)Apologies. Please disregard this post. This post was edited by suellen_2010 on Thu, Sep 18, 14 at 21:41...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 More4" attached backsplash opinions.
Comments (6)Regarding cleaning, you are actually adding a cleaning chore because that 3-4” backsplash creates a ledge that collects dust and grime and will need to be wiped down. The 3-4” backsplash does make it easier on the ”counter guy” as you put it, because he doesn’t have to be so careful about scribing, since that little backsplash allows margin for error. I suspect that is why he wants to convince you to get it. Also, he will charge for time and materials to install the 3-4” backsplash. “the grout connecting the backsplash and countertop” Caulk should be used for areas where movements occur, like corners, different planes (horizontal of counter and vertical of backsplash), and a change in materials (counter and backsplash). Epoxy grout can be used in those areas, but it is still not as flexible as caulk. Regular grout should not be used in that joint. Since the contractor mentioned staining of the grout, that means he is talking about regular grout. I would pin down this contractor about whether he will be using grout, epoxy grout or caulk between the counters and backsplash. “It’s just not trendy anymore.” I don’t really agree with this comment because the small backsplash was never trendy in the first place. It was commonly used in the time before the scribing tools existed that we have today—which some fabricators still don’t have the skill or equipment to use. It actually is trendy today to use the 3-4” backsplash when you want your kitchen to look old-timey, to harken back to an earlier era, particularly when soapsone counters are being used. Who is installing your tile backsplash? I would not use this guy or someone on his crew. I’d hire a tile installer separately....See MoreBar backsplash opinions
Comments (4)My first impression is that you’re either going to tile an area the width of the cabinet, or youre going to tile the entire wall, including the wall adjacent to the cabinet. You can use a Schluter here, and you can also use those pickets to frame your blue tile if they are the same thickness. Could you post images of the rest of the space?...See Moremsalazar11
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