Backsplash
Floors & tile

Tile a kitchen backsplash

DIY OK
Tile, adhesive, grout, edge trim and outlet extenders for the wall between the counter and the cabinets, counted from the run and height.
0 of 14 answers are yours. The rest are typical defaults — check each one.
Length of counter wall to tile
default
Add up the walls you’re tiling, end to end along the counter.
ft
in
Height
default
Tile up to the hood behind the range?
The strip over the range, from the cabinet line up to the hood (about 30″ above the counter).
Range width
default
in
Windows in the run
default
Each takes about 36″ off the tiled band.
1
Outlets and switches in the tiled area
default
4
Tile
default
Material
default
Pattern
default
Grout joint
default
Stick it with
default
Open edges
default
Open edge length
default
Where the tile stops in the open: the end of a run, the sides of a window, the top line where there are no cabinets.
ft
in
Removing an old backsplash?
Tile 18 sq ft
Materials ~$180