White Subway Tile Kitchen Backsplash in Capitol View
About This Project
A kitchen backsplash in a Capitol View home that had been updated with new gray cabinets and a gas cooktop but still had painted drywall behind the range. The owners chose a classic 4x4 white subway tile in a horizontal stacked pattern, which works well with the gray cabinet color and keeps the kitchen feeling open.
The section behind the gas cooktop required particular attention. Standard mastic adhesive is not suitable for use behind a gas range because the heat from the burners can soften the adhesive over time, causing tiles to de-bond. We used a heat-rated polymer-modified thinset in the zone within 12 inches of the cooktop, transitioning to standard thinset for the rest of the backsplash run. The cabinet above the cooktop had an existing exhaust hood opening that required the tile to be cut and fitted around the wood cabinet frame — those cuts were made with a wet saw and fit tightly before the cabinet was reinstalled.
Project Details
- Service
- Kitchen Backsplash
- Materials
- 4x4 white ceramic subway tile, heat-rated thinset behind cooktop, gray grout
- Scope
- Residential — kitchen backsplash, gas cooktop
- Timeline
- One-day install
What We Did
- Established horizontal level reference line from countertop; dry-laid layout
- Applied heat-rated thinset in cooktop zone; standard thinset for remaining run
- Set 4x4 white subway in horizontal stacked pattern; wet-saw cuts at cabinet and cooktop frame
- Grouted with gray unsanded grout; caulked countertop-to-tile transition
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