Removing A 4 Backsplash On Granite
I was very nervous at first because this was new to me but it was much easier than i thought.
Removing a 4 backsplash on granite. Granite is an elegant backsplash material but it s possible to get tired of elegance especially if you ve got your heart set on pizzazz. Removing a 4 inch granite backsplash to make way for a new backsplash material or none at all is a lot easier than you might suspect. I have that style backsplash on countertops installed over a decade ago. So today i want to share.
I m doing a minor remodel no walls being moved keeping floors etc. We did the demo work and hired. I didn t come across very many photos of the 4 granite part so we were undecided about doing that. Cut the caulking or silicone surrounding the corian backsplash using a sharp utility knife.
This means that it isn t going to take up a lot of time or be an unnecessarily stressful job to tackle. Removing granite backsplash isn t a difficult task either. But am getting new appliances painting cabs etc. On a side counter where the desk phone is it s just paint to the cabinets and on the bar area it s mirrored to the cabinets.
Just to make a note i was only removing the backsplash to put new backsplash up. We ll take a closer step by step look into how to remove this backsplash in a moment but it takes very few tools and very little technical skill to complete. I just read a link provided on a post by someone looking for a neutral backsplash. During this reno we also had to remove the 4 granite backsplash from the wall.
How to remove granite backsplash easily. The joints are along the top bottoms and sides or corners of the backsplash. This past weekend we started on our kitchen backsplash project. The backsplash pulls it all together and the tiling on the messy parts is a definite plus and it looks good.
Cover the surfaces near the backsplash with a drop cloth as there will be plenty of falling mortar and possibly sharp pieces of granite falling as you remove the tiles. It said not to mix a tile bs w 4 granite bs.