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In response to "Random ST help request. The new wife and I are thinking about putting in a backsplash. Any tips? materials, sizes, etc.? Details inside." by Volnelk

go to the stone yard and pick out the stone yourself. the colors & marbleing to it make the difference in the long run -- nm

Posted by peglegpete (aka peglegpete) Jul 26 '13, 16:31

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and make them drill the holes in the stone plate -- nm - Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether Jul 26, 16:32 14
- This may sound stupid, but I'm not really sure what you mean. Either of you. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 26, 16:37 13
  - don't go to Lowes and buy just anything. stone yards have hundreds of pieces of marble, granite and other stones in every color and price. decorators - peglegpete Jul 26, 16:42
  - this is what your looking for right? -- (link) - Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether Jul 26, 16:39 5
    - Yes, but the whole kitchen, not just directly behind the sink. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 26, 16:42 4
      - ohh :) i thought just to protect the sink you wanna tile up the kitchen? -- nm - Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether Jul 26, 16:43 3
        
        Yep. Everything. Maybe a different design element behind the sink, but everything. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 26, 16:45 2
        
        lots of ways to do it, here the current trend is large tiles makes it a lot easier -- nm - Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether Jul 26, 16:48 1
        
        and if 1 block of marble from the stone yard costs the same as a box of small tiles, it is a huge $$ upgrade for the house. and prettier -- nm - peglegpete Jul 26, 16:52
  - I was anticipating just going to Lowes and getting packs of like 12x12 squares which I cut and put up. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 26, 16:38 5
    - Do you have any place like Tile Outlet around? - the liioulu with Jul 26, 16:47 4
      - You can get packs of tiles of varying sizes that are on backing that's 12x12 or so. - the liioulu with Jul 26, 16:54 3
        
        Thanks. Just wondered if someone would say "Avoid having to cut tile" or "avoid metal because it dents" or something. -- nm - Volnelk Jul 26, 16:59 2
        
        He hated cutting the tile, but that might just be him. - kelly Jul 26, 17:21
        
        Well.. if you can avoid cutting tile that's better. And metal might require a little more skill to put up. - the liioulu with Jul 26, 17:02

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