Is glass tile easy to do as a kitchen backsplash?
I’m not sure if I want to try it on the wall directly and mess up, so I’m thinking if I could just apply all the glasst tile on some thin plywood or something.. where the plywood is the exact measurement as the backsplack I need on the wall, then just apply the plywood to the wall. This way easier to do, mess up, fix mistakes, apply, and can take it off later if you want to change it?
Use a piece of plywood with drywall to practice getting the adhesion, the grout applied and even the cutting of the glass tiles around light switches or other obstacles. But, your idea of applying it to the plywood and adhering that is problematic. First, the plywood is going to require something different than drywall to adhere the tile to it. Then you have a huge problem, glass tiles adhered to that plywood is going to be heavy to lift and place as a backsplash. Further, you will need some other adhesion to glue to the drywall (pourous to pourous) and then you’d better hope that it sticks or you will have a mess of glass all over your kitchen.
September 30th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
Depending on the size of the back spash ?…the tile on plywood may be really heavy….Just go for it
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September 30th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
Use a piece of plywood with drywall to practice getting the adhesion, the grout applied and even the cutting of the glass tiles around light switches or other obstacles. But, your idea of applying it to the plywood and adhering that is problematic. First, the plywood is going to require something different than drywall to adhere the tile to it. Then you have a huge problem, glass tiles adhered to that plywood is going to be heavy to lift and place as a backsplash. Further, you will need some other adhesion to glue to the drywall (pourous to pourous) and then you’d better hope that it sticks or you will have a mess of glass all over your kitchen.
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30 years experience in interior design
September 30th, 2009 at 2:20 pm
It shouldn’t be difficult, unless you have tricky cuts to make somewhere. Just plan it carefully, make sure you have all the tools and materials you need before starting. Laying out the tiles exactly where they have to go before you install them, and measuring carefully, will be a big help.
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