Splashback suggestions please

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January 22, 2009 at 7:11 pm #6973
ban-all-sheds	OK – first we were going to replace the kitchen, then we were going to have an extension built with a new & bigger kitchen in it, now we are probably going to do that, but not right now. But the existing kitchen needs replacing – the cooker is on its last legs, the new one will be a lot wider and the units are all falling apart. As (hopefully) it’ll only be a year or two before it all gets removed again we want to keep costs down by DIYing. Probably Howdens units as I have a mate who will pass them onto me at trade price. I’m not much cop at tiling, so basically wasn’t planning to have tiles at the back of the worktops. Behind the cooker we’ll have stainless steel, but I don’t want that behind the sink, (a) for cost and (b) because of water marks. (Hard water area). Would welcome any suggestions for what I could use as a splashback behind and at one side of the sink – e.g. coloured acrylic, proprietary panels etc. We’ll be having the whole room plastered so hopefully the walls will be nice and true and the <whatever> can be glued on. Ideally I’d like to use it all along the walls – total length just under 5m, longest run approx 2.7m – depends on cost.
January 23, 2009 at 12:08 am #6974
timfoley	Ban-all-sheds, You have a number of options such as glass splashbacks (Toughened being the criteria to look for – Laminated are too vulnerable to cracking). Solid surfaces such as Corian, Staron or HiMacs, granite, quartz, even perspex and parapan. I’m sure there are a number of other options but if you’re attempting to keep costs down then perhaps perspex is your best option. Hope this is useful to you and good luck, Tim
January 26, 2009 at 12:50 am #6978
ban-all-sheds	Yo – keeping costs down is important – when it’s all re-done I do fancy glass. Mind you – I also fancied some crazed/volcanic glass worktops I saw once, but the price of them made my eyes water. Is there any difference between Parapan and any other acrylic? And as a slight diversion – it’s probably madness to buy a stainless steel splashback from the cooker manufacturer, when all I need is a sheet of SS glued to the wall – what thickness, and type, of SS should I seek out from a metal supplier?
January 27, 2009 at 6:29 pm #6979
timfoley	Parapan as a sink splashback would be suitable but it offers far lesser heat resistance and unlike Corian cannot be used in a horizontal application that may be subject to high temperatures. As for Stainless Steel splashbacks, I would use a 9mm MDF template and take this to a fabricator who will form the steel as a tray effect over the sheet you provide ensuring the profile edges are also formed. Use double sided tape to attach stainless to MDF and gripfill to adhere the board to the wall
March 29, 2011 at 7:32 pm #7242
danneva	Above the benchtop and underneath the overhead cabinets is an area of exposed wall which needs to have a surface finish which is easily cleaned using standard non toxic household cleaners. The surface needs to be non flammable if behind a gas cooktop and add to the aesthetic character of the look and feel of the kitchen. The splashback needs to also be resistant to water. The splashback is usually extended around the full length of the kitchen benchtop against the wall. This completes the uniform look of the kitchen or laundry. The splashback can be fitted under and around a window.