Tiling a kitchen splashback
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For what purpose would you leave a gap?ocemeer said:
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I'm with you on this Jason. The majority of kitchen splashbacks I've been asked to tile have had poorly fitted worktops/bad plastering so there's typically a 6mm gap that appears every now and then between worktop and wall. If you start raising the tiles off the worksurface then the silicone rushes through the gap. You waste silicone, it's harder to apply (cause it doesn't fill the gap uniformly), you have less silicone in contact with the tile and you need a larger fillet (which looks poor).
Sit the tiles on the worktop and you can easily apply a thin bead of silicone that will look more professional and will be a damn site easier to replace if/when it discolours.
Sit the tiles on the worktop and you can easily apply a thin bead of silicone that will look more professional and will be a damn site easier to replace if/when it discolours.
As a kitchen fitter and tiler it makes me laugh when people have this problem at the back of there worksurface with this problem of gaps, if the kitchen worktop had been cut and fitted correctly in the first case this problem they would not have lol !!! Try and get the tile as close to the gap so u only have a thin line of sealant from tile to worksurface but like i say THERE SHOULD NOT BE A GAP IN THE FIRST PLACE !!!!! (COWBOY FITTERS) !!! UNLESS THE WALLS LIKE THE WELSH VALLEYS LOL !! THEN GET IT PALSTERED FLAT DONT CUT CORNERS IT MAKES IT TWICE AS HARD !!!
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what enforced to me as an old tiler ...
What good tilers Jase b, gcol... are ......respect
What good tilers Jase b, gcol... are ......respect
I've just fitted our kitchen (I'm a suit in a bank by trade so it certainly isn't professional!!) and had gaps at the back of the work top due to gas pipes that would have cost a fortune to move, I got round this by having my dad cut me upstands from an extra worktop we bought, this covered the gap. I am thinking about tiling it myself but have no experiance, any tips where to start? Regarding sockets, do I tile under these? What's the best tool for cutting slate tiles?
Let me know if this is a thread hijack, just seems on topic??
Cheers!
Let me know if this is a thread hijack, just seems on topic??
Cheers!
Always good to have a small gap around the bottom of the tiles. You fill it with sealer because it protects the worktop, stops spillages from entering your cupboards, and always gives a nice finish.
Tile grout is not a good idea or cheap sealant, it goes mouldy. Use Unibond bathroom & kitchen sealant it does as it says on the can!
Tile grout is not a good idea or cheap sealant, it goes mouldy. Use Unibond bathroom & kitchen sealant it does as it says on the can!
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