Kitchen splashback tiling in Barking. Metro, mosaic, large-format and natural stone, cut around sockets and set out so the pattern runs true.
A splashback in a Becontree kitchen is a short run between units with every cut on show, which leaves nowhere to hide a bad set-out. It is a day's work that people look at every morning for ten years.
Barking Riverside flats have kitchens fitted by the developer, usually with a narrow glass or laminate upstand, and swapping it for tiles is a common first job for new owners. Those walls are often plasterboard on metal studs, so the weight of the tile is checked before a heavy stone or large-format tile is chosen.
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Planned so the pattern is symmetrical between the units and the cuts land at the ends, not in the middle. On a short Becontree run between units that matters more than anywhere.
Neat cuts to the socket itself rather than a ragged gap hidden by the faceplate. On a short Becontree run there are usually three or four and every one is visible.
Each behaves differently on a short run. Metro shows a bad start immediately; large format needs fewer cuts and suits a small estate kitchen better.
Grey grout on white metro reads completely differently to white, and in a working kitchen it stays looking right far longer.
Plasterboard on metal studs takes tile well, but the weight of stone or large-format tiles is checked against the board first.
A day for most Becontree kitchens, and a short second visit to grout. If the old one has to come off and the wall needs making good, allow another half day.
Yes, and the material matters there. Natural stone and some porcelains mark with heat and grease, so we will steer you to something that survives cooking rather than just looking good on day one.
Often, if they are a common size, though a twenty-year-old tile has faded and a new one has not. On the estate kitchens we usually suggest doing the whole splashback rather than patching it - it is a small area and the difference shows.
Yes. The old upstand comes off, the wall is checked and primed, and tiles go up in its place. On plasterboard walls lighter tiles are the safer choice unless the board is strengthened.
It can if the building warranty or the lease has conditions about alterations, so it is worth checking the paperwork first. A splashback is rarely an issue, but some developers ask to be told.