[Rag Bagger]

The picture is of the back splash that I added to our kitchen. The Material is stone.

[jblum8156]

Looks lovely. You did a good job, Rag.

[starflyte1]

Very nice!!

[Donna2]

Looks beautiful!!! Did you attach them directly to the drywall?

[TrudyM]

Did you use the enhancement sealer? I did and nobody told me to put frog tape(better than the blue) around the edge before I sealed it. When I went to touch up the paint it wouldn't stick. I had to sand and put a thin coat of spackle and then sand smooth and paint. Yours looks like a million.

[Pturner]

Very nice, Rag ******!

[Rag Bagger]

Originally Posted by Donna2

Looks beautiful!!! Did you attach them directly to the drywall?

I used standard adhesive and set the tiles in the compound.

[Rag Bagger]

Originally Posted by TrudyM

Did you use the enhancement sealer? I did and nobody told me to put frog tape(better than the blue) around the edge before I sealed it. When I went to touch up the paint it wouldn't stick. I had to sand and put a thin coat of spackle and then sand smooth and paint. Yours looks like a million.

I am not sure what enhancement sealer is but I did use a sealer. The dealer was very helpfull with several things including giving me a small amount of the sealer and loaning me a wet saw N/C.

The sealer is very thin like water but it does change the color slightly by making it deeper. I put the sealer on with a foam brush and had to be very carefull to not over do it to keep it from running. I didn't use any tape just the old fairly steady hand.

[Donna2]

Originally Posted by Rag ******

I used standard adhesive and set the tiles in the compound.

But what is the backer board? Sometimes up here we use cementboard which is applied over the drywall and screwed into studs. Some people bypass the cement board and apply directly to drywall.

[Rag Bagger]

Originally Posted by Donna2

But what is the backer board? Sometimes up here we use cementboard which is applied over the drywall and screwed into studs. Some people bypass the cement board and apply directly to drywall.

cement board is not necessary for a back splash unless it is an extremley messy cook. In a commercial kitchen maybe but not a residential kitchen. It will need to be re-sealed every few years but for stain resistance not necessarily water permiation.

Cement board is absolutely necessary for showers and very wet applications as most grout will absorb some moisture and it will eventually have small hairline cracks that you can't see but will allow water through.

[kwachowski]

Where did you get the tile? I was wondering how you cut it, I assume you
had a wet saw.

[Donna2]

So, you are actually attaching the tiles to the paper of the drywall?

[Rag Bagger]

Originally Posted by kwachowski

Where did you get the tile? I was wondering how you cut it, I assume you
had a wet saw.

at Floor Masters North of Wildwood on 301. The sales man/maybe owner was Ed Bertoloti. He was very helful and was the guy that loaned me the wet saw and gave me the sealer. Another thing he did was he gave me a 5 gallon bucket of adhesive. I used a small amount not even 25%. I brought the unused adhesive back and he only charged me for what I used. He also was able to answer all the questions I had. We did this about 1-1/2 years ago so things may be different now but next month I am gong to start the Lanai floor and will see how they are now.

The tile was Andes 4x4 Tumbled Stone Vanila color. The Pencil trim was the same color. The listello was cut from some wider stuff that hey had left over. The original listello had another dark brown bar which would have been too wide for the back splash. They have lots of left over stuff in the back that can be had for almost nothing. If you dig through the inventory Ed will often give it to you or almost give it away.

Total cost for material $269.64 including tax.

Labor free. I have lots more time than money plus I just like doing work like this.

My next project I am going to tile the Lanai floor. I think I can do it for less than $250 and it is about 200 square feet.

[Rag Bagger]

Originally Posted by Donna2

So, you are actually attaching the tiles to the paper of the drywall?

the drywall was plastered then painted by the TV builder. I just tiled right over it. The finish was slightly textured so a good heavy coat of adhesive for leveling is a good idea.

[Rag Bagger]

Originally Posted by kwachowski

Where did you get the tile? I was wondering how you cut it, I assume you
had a wet saw.

is very easy to use. It had a sliding bed that had stops to set the tile in. The cuts were actually sharper than cutting wood. My first experience with this type saw but it couldn't have been easier. It was a very good commercial grade saw.