How to Install Backsplash with Adhesive Tile Mats | House One | This Old House
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- Опубликовано: 4 апр 2024
- In this video, watch as This Old House DIY expert Jenn Largesse shows how to install kitchen backsplash using sticky paper instead of thin-set mortar.
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I’m in the middle of a full kitchen remodel. So far, I’ve torn out our countertops to make a new overhang for a seating area, built the cabinets up to the ceiling, added a corner shelf, boxed in the fridge, and then had the entire space painted. I still have flooring and lighting and a lot more to go, but today, I’m showing how I installed the backsplash using sticky paper instead of thin-set mortar and giving my honest opinion on what I think of this product.
For this project, I’m using the same herringbone mosaic tile that we installed on our fireplace. This was done using a traditional method, so I feel like I have a good apples-to-apples way to compare these two methods of installation.
Skill: 3/5
Cost: $550 (my kitchen backsplash is about 20 square feet)
Time: 8 hours over 2 days
Materials:
Herringbone tile
Adhesive tile mat
Unsanded grout
Painter’s plastic sheeting
Painter’s tape
Pencil
Sanding sponge
Tools:
Screwdriver
Tape measure
Ruler
Tile saw
Grout float
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This is EXACTLY what I have been looking for! Yay! I have 2inch square tiles I want to add to my bathroom backsplash. I’m not handy at all lol. I love alternative DIY’s. I just knew I could turn my tile into peel and stick without all of the other stuff! Ha ha! I had been racking my brain on the easiest way to put them on my wall. I won’t have any outlets or any problems with patterns since it’s just squares. Corners may be an issue but I even thought about framing with trim if it’s that big of a deal instead of cutting into tiles. Thank you for the easy solution!!!!!
Installed a backsplash with the adhesive probably 10 years ago. It worked fine and went without a hitch. Backsplash is still intact & looks great. The install to me wasn't really any faster or easier, but Ive installed quite a few of them. I guess it's less messy but really just a matter of preference. The adhesive is super strong which can be a positive or a negative.
So what I’m getting from this is thinset is the way to go!
I'd say another advantage might be not having to pick seepage out from between your grout lines as well as one less stage of cleanup.. And being such a small space might be enough to warrant the additional expense.. but if you had a larger job, maybe not so much. Another disadvantage is the "sticky" mounting sheets I've seen say not to use them in tub or shower surrounds or outdoors or anything that will be submerged underwater - so you're basically limited to using them for backsplashes.
I used something similar for my own kitchen backsplash to install 1" glass tiles. It held up really well.. 10 years later when it was time to "refresh our look" (😒) .. it was still on there pretty good - but easier to remove than chipping away mastic or thinset.
So... As with anything, there are UPS and there are DOWNS.
You be the judge 🤠👍
Looks great!
How does this hold up in the kitchen where you are boiling water and creating humidity. Do the tiles come loose?
I used something similar for my own kitchen backsplash to install 1" glass tiles. It held up really well.. 10 years later when it was time to "refresh our look" (😒) .. it was still on there pretty good - but easier to remove than chipping away mastic or thinset. Had to use thinner to remove the adhesive residue after we pulled the tiles... but the tiles had stayed up without any issue - and we had it right up next to/ behind the stove and behind the sink.
Most of these "sticky" sheets say not to use for a shower/tub surround or anything outdoors or that will be submerged.. these are pretty much geared towards kitchen & bath backsplashes.
I had a good experience with this type of install and didn't have to pick seepage out of the grout lines and got to skip cleaning up mastic/thinset from my trowels.. So depending on the size of your project, this may or may not warrant the additional expense. As with anything, there's UPS and there's DOWNS.. just gotta weigh them out.
You be the judge 🤠👍
@@uncleval1250 Thanks for this insight. We are just wanting to do it with our small kitchen.
@@uncleval1250 Yah, thanks for giving us some real world info!
Ditto here. Installed one 10 years ago or so & it's still in perfect shape.
@@RMDx2 Thank you
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I don't understand the need to tear out a perfectly good kitchen and redo everything just because it's not trendy any more.
I know right, my kitchen still looks like 1973, it's like a museum for submarine sandwiches
Ditto.. its the gift and curse of the internet..
On my fridge I still have an Xmas card that says Merry Xmas from Uncle Kevin, 1977
Why do this and you really do all this by yourself??? I don’t think so.
Wow this show has gone way downhill
What a comment. 👎
Then help my homie. Let's make it better. What's suggestions do you have?
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Like a really big steep hill, and rolling fast