Subway Tile BacksplashSubway tile is very popular these days. We put it in bathrooms, custom showers, and many kitchen backsplashes. With the trend lending itself to a sophisticated look and feel, subway tiles are classic and timeless and have been installed with various patterns to add an even more unique display of style.
Our kitchen and bath remodels usually incorporate a subway somewhere along the design since the tiles are available in so many shapes, sizes, and colors. Today's choices even include mosaics in 12" squares ready to set in a subway pattern. Give us a call and we'll share some design ideas as well as show some past jobs for ideas. |
To Back Butter or Not!Back buttering tile is the process of troweling thin-set adhesive over the back of your tile in a thin layer to allow for 80-100% coverage when the tile is placed against the sub straight it's being attached to.
Large Format Tile especially need a larger amount of coverage as they weigh in heavier than smaller tile and can have some deviation or bow across the span of the tile that can cause issue if not properly bonded. Studies have been done and tests reviewing adhesion after tile and thin-set sets up that shows what happens. If no back butter and weak adhesion, an entire tile can be popped off and reused. This should never be the case. A properly bonded tile will chip to a pile of rubble when attempting to remove it. |
Tile Repair
Panama City Beach Handyman does tile repair but it makes sense to start with a conversation. Tile manufacturers produce tile in lots based on available material and demand. For popular products that have sold well for years, chances are that matching tiles can be found. Matching lot however is a bigger test and unlikely. Why does this matter you may ask? Because a lot produced last year may have slight deviations in color or size to the same brand in a lot manufactured this year. This is normal and many times not even noticeable but when it is, please don't shoot the messenger! We do the best we can with what is available.
If you have some chipped or cracked tile there are also other design choices we can make to introduce some flare or offset or possible a painted tile motif that can be used here and there to add a new design and solve the problem of tile that can no longer be sourced. There are many options we can explore together so just give us a call and we'll start the journey together! (850) 810-0387.
If you have some chipped or cracked tile there are also other design choices we can make to introduce some flare or offset or possible a painted tile motif that can be used here and there to add a new design and solve the problem of tile that can no longer be sourced. There are many options we can explore together so just give us a call and we'll start the journey together! (850) 810-0387.