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Exposed brick wall splashback

4 years ago

Hi. I am planning a new kitchen with an exposed brick wall (in brick effect tiles). It will have the hob along this wall. Does anyone have any advice on whether or not to fit a clear Perspex/acrylic splashback over the tiles to help keep this area clean? TIA

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Daisy England
4 years ago
Either use a clear glass splashback or varnish it. You definitely need something.
Juliet Docherty
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
The best advice I could give is to build the units that are against the wall out by about 15cm and then create a raised shelf. Not only would this provide a good place to store oils etc, but that amount of gap is enough to possibly keep a lot of splashes away from the wall. We did this in our kitchen and tiled the wall with riven slate tiles. Three years on we haven't got around to putting up an extractor fan, but the wall looks the same and is unchanged. We sealed them with a stone sealer and put lights above to highlight the texture.
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rinked
4 years ago
What colourhappy says, but preferably with an extractor ;)
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We Love Build
4 years ago
you can also treat the brickworks with specific waterproofing/sealers products to keep it more "rustic" effect
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Lifestyle Kitchens
4 years ago
If its a gas hob you wouldn't be able to use a perspex or acrylic splashback, it would have to be a glass splashback.

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