The Irishes 1, Backsplash 0

April 21, 2009 - Posted by Nerdia

Ever since we got the house I’ve wanted a kitchen back splash. We went to the outlet store earlier this month, and found a nice tile for 1.99/Sq Ft. What a great deal!
So the following weekend, we applied the thin-set, and put the tiles up on the wall. Easy peasy.

Then came the horror that is paper faced tiles. The internet says, if you just spray it with water, and let it sit, the paper will dissolve and you can easily peel/wipe it off. Not true. Maybe the glue was too old or something, but it took us one full day, and 5 nights to remove all the stupid paper. Not fun at all. So if you’re ever thinking of getting tiles, and they say its paper faced, THINK IT OVER.

After that was all done, we grouted, which was easy enough, and then we could not get the grout haze off. So in about 10 days, we’ll be able to use grout haze remover to completely clean off the tiles.

It was a lot of work, but I think it looks great. I’m hoping my husband will post a better step by step with the pics, but for now, here is the before and after:

Kitchen Backsplash

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4 Comments

  1. Mom says:

    AWESOME !!!! WOW WHAT A DIFFERENCE !!!!
    YOU GUYS ARE GREAT !!! LOVE ….MOM

    ... on April 21st, 2009
  2. kaplui says:

    It looks delicious! I’m awaiting a delicious meal cooked in that kitchen to feel the full effect of the tiles. Good job guys! :)

    ... on April 21st, 2009
  3. mark says:

    looks nice … I like the pic loader!

    ... on April 21st, 2009
  4. Chad says:

    That is def. new hotness. Well worth the effort!

    ... on April 22nd, 2009

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