Worktops: tiling behind?

[mike004]

I am replacing my kitchen worktops and retiling around them. I have a couple of questions:

* Tiling behind the worktops -- Is this recommended? It would provide a flat surface to fit the worktop against. On the other hand, all the kitchen brochures seem to start tiling from the worktop upwards.
* Sequence of work. Do all the messy tiling fand painting irst. Then fit the worktop?
Thanks
Mike

 

[Trazor]

Its normal to fit your worktop to the wall first, as any discrepancies you have will then be hidden by your tiles.

It also looks better if you start with a full tile on top of your worktop.

I always leave a gap of 3.0 m/m from the worktop to the first line of tiles, which can then be siliconed to provide a good waterproof seal. Others use grout, but I don,t believe it is flexible enough for a worktop seal.