Should i remove worktop skirting?

[redhexagonal]

I need to tile a kitchen splashback. Currently the wall is painted with emulsion. The laminate worktop has some skirting at the wall, should I remove this before I tile? If so how to get a good waterproof seal where tile meets worktop? Thanks

 

[tell80]

How high do you intend your splashback to go?
On the face of it, I would leave the "skirting" in position & tile off it. You could seal between the tile and the "skirting" with grout matching color silicone.

 

[redhexagonal]

How high do you intend your splashback to go?
On the face of it, I would leave the "skirting" in position & tile off it. You could seal between the tile and the "skirting" with grout matching color silicone.

Up to the cupboard units, higher above the hob and sink. I was thinking it would look neater if I removed the skirting but not sure if that would cause problems

 

[Deleted member 174758]

If you remove the upstand (the proper name for the "skirting"), you may find gaps between the back of the worktop and the wall of up to 15mm - upstands are sometimes used to disguise out of square or bowed walls. It might be worth checking if the upstands are bowed, if there are any areas where the gap at the top of the upstsnd has required a wide silicone bead to cover it and if the width of the visible worktop (measured front to front of upstand) is consistent - these are all potential indicators of a worktop which might have big gaps at the back

 

[redhexagonal]

If you remove the upstand (the proper name for the "skirting"), you may find gaps between the back of the worktop and the wall of up to 15mm - upstands are sometimes used to disguise out of square or bowed walls. It might be worth checking if the upstands are bowed, if there are any areas where the gap at the top of the upstsnd has required a wide silicone bead to cover it and if the width of the visible worktop (measured front to front of upstand) is consistent - these are all potential indicators of a worktop which might have big gaps at the back

The upstand looks straight with no wide bits of silicon. The walls were dot and dabbed last year and I think they're straight. Not sure if the counter top was cut straight though! Or maybe they're a standard width?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Worktops are standard widths, e.g 600, 615, 625, etc. Upstands are sometimes used to cover a multitude of sins

 

[redhexagonal]

Worktops are standard widths, e.g 600, 615, 625, etc. Upstands are sometimes used to cover a multitude of sins

If there is a minimal gap between wall and countertop, is it feasible to tile down to the counter top with a decent seal at the edge? I don’t want the chipboard to blow up

 

[foxhole]

You can tile down to work top, there are ways to avoid gaps . I prefer large format tiles for kitchens , they also tend to be thicker .