Kitchen backsplash tiling

[Bill]

We had our kitchen updated to sell the house including painting the stained cabinets and putting in a quartz countertop. The backsplash was painted, and we decided to tile it. Home Depot 3” x 6” “subway” tiles.

The whole project was under $150 and about a dozen hours. I watched several YouTube videos on ‘how-to’ then went to town.

If I could do it, anybody can. I bought a $23 scribe cutter which did the straight cuts snapping the tiles, and a $25 diamond 4” blade in my angle grinder for complex cuts. Once I got the hang of the kerf and how to cut corners, it was straight forward. Oversized 3/4” outlet cover plates hid any errors.

Here’s some pictures along the way and the final professional picture for the home’s marketing material. Looks much better than a painted backsplash.










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[Bill]

Kitchen backsplash tiling

Wrong forum, I’ll ask a moderator to please move to DIY.


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[Bowtech38]

Looks great

[Anythinghunter8]

looks good

[Bill]

Thanks- if I do say si myself.




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[be12hunt]

Man that looks great.

[Bill]

Be careful to let your wife see it!

The one challenge was the counter to the left of the stove is level, but the one on the right is off. I had to go from no to a 3/8” grout line above the quartz in order for the tiles to have a straight line between tows 1 and 2. Nobody sees it, I’ve asked multiple people if they can find something ‘off’.


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[WildThings]

Isn't funny how we do things to fix the house up to sell it and don't get to enjoy. I did the same things when we sold ours and thought I should have done this long ago

[Gunnyart]

Looks great. I did mine too and dang sure took me a lot longer!

[Mertzon Man]

Great job Bill, now your wife knows you can lay tile. I see future projects after your move.
Looks really good!

[Rick]

looks great...I do a lot of work around the house and have done some tile work, but I have to admit that I am not good at it!! I think I am too impatient

[Chad_E]

Looks good! Tile work is not something I've attempted yet.

Good luck on the sale of your house.

[Low Fence]

Looks great! And you saved around $10 a sqft install!

[hog_down]

Looks great!

Just to clarify, you just tiled over the sheetrock?

[Bill]

Kitchen backsplash tiling

I tiled over a bad texturing job that was painted gray like the walls. That was the original reason instead of paying somebody to fix the original contractor’s ‘work’ who did the countertop and spray painted the cabinets.

I think you can tile over regular sheetrock- just not in a shower area with water. Check first. I did 1/16” grout lines since I wanted them as thin as possible, and marching white.


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