Glass Splash Back

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I am about to have a glass splashback delivered today and I am going to install it myself.

I am after any advice, best practices etc that I should be aware of when I install.

It's safety glass which has been painted on the reverse. I am going to be using adhesive to fix it to the wall, not counter sunk screws.

Thanks in advance of your knowledge.

 

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I used sugar soap on the walls to remove any old grease etc. The adhesive I used did not need a rough surface to apply to, so the smooth plastered surface was fine.

I sanded back high spots on the plaster so that I got a nice tight finish.

I applied the adhesive on the walls about 1" away from the edge of the splashback and in 100mm spacings in a verticle / horizontal fashion. Pushed the glass into position and applied a decent amount of pressure (I heard air tying to escape when I pushed into it). Left it for 24 hours to set before I applied a clear silicon to seal the edges in.

The splashback needed dead load supporting, so it must be able to rest against a base of some sort. Mine happened to be my worktop / cooker back plate.

Took no time at all.