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George asks…
Kitchen Design/Remodeling – Tiling Kitchen Backsplash Ideas?
I too have formica laminate on the wall and want to replace it with tile. Since my new countertops are not as thick as the old ones, and there was a metal strip between old countertop and wall laminate, there is now a gap of drywall of approximately 1 inch between the granite countertop and the bottom of the wall laminate. Can I fill this in with something to make the backing surface even, and if so, what can I use? There are several places within this gap where they drywall is damaged from countertop removal, but I believe these areas could be spackled.
Unfortunately before discovering this site, I took advice on an associate at a major home improvement center (Kitchen backsplash Ideas expert), who told me I could not tile over the laminate but that the laminate would pull off easily from the wall. I attempted to pull one piece off and most of the covering on the drywall came off with it. I don’t suppose there is any repair for this other than replacing the drywall? The total size of the area I attempted to pull off is 24 x 36 and about 1/2 of that area still has laminate, which will not come off and the other half has naked dry wall. Luckily for me, this area is separate from my main kitchen area, where the laminate remains intact.
tantan answers:
Dry wall is not a suitable surface to adhere ceramic tile too, because the drywall will not hold on to the tile very well. I have suggested to all who ask this question to remove the drywall from the wall all together and install 1/2″ thick BC grade plywood to stick the tile too.
This is done so that you will have a great permanent surface to install your tile too with out any problems in the future.
You can stick ceramic tile to a plastic laminate surface with out problems provided that the laminate is securely stuck to the wall surface. In your case I would finish removing the laminate and the drywall behind it and put up the plywood in it’s place to end any problems with your tile installation and to insure that you will not have problems in the future.
As for the gap you asked about, you can go to your local tile store and find a matching border to install in this gap and on one will know the difference.
You can refer to this website which show you a article about kitchen backsplash ideas
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Kitchen backsplash ideas Articles
http://kitchen-backsplash-ideas2.blogspot.com/search/label/Question%201%20%3AKitchen%20Design%2FRemodeling%20-%20Tiling%20Kitchen%20Backsplash%20Ideas
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Kitchen backsplash ideas articles
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