Browse Forums Kitchen Splashbacks 1 Sep 27, 2009 9:53 pm I'm currently deciding colours for my new kitchen due to start in the coming weeks (if all goes well!) and even though I thought I would worry about the splashback when the kitchen is in, I'm starting to think whether I should give laminate as a splashback any thought and if it's a route I want to go down, I'd probably need to order it along with my kitchen bench and cupboards (I kind of need to decide by tomorrow!!)
I was initially going to go for a white acrylic splashback with a stainless steel panel behind the cooktop, but if I can achieve a similar look in laminate I am guessing it will be better on my budget. Glass is out unfortunately, there is just no way my budget is going to stretch that far - It is possible to use laminate as a splashback, right? Does anyone have any photo samples of this? (Please!!) - Does laminate need something else behind the cooktop or can it go behind the heat source? - Will using a glossy laminate as a splashback look funny? I would love colour ideas as well! If going down the laminate route for splashback, I was thinking of using Polyrey Vega Mega White. It is glossy and has a subtle silver sparkly effect to it if the light catches it the right way. Other kitchen colours as follows: My walls are Wattyl Augathella. I am having Laminex Pumice (beige-ish) coloured overhead cupboards, natural finish, with under cupboard lighting. My benchtop is going to be Laminex Diamond Gloss Toffee Mineralstone. My lower cupbaords are going to be Polyrey Toraja (which is a chocolate brown wood grain effect). Stainless steel kickboards Jarrah floorboards I am set on everything colour-wise except for the splashback, but am leaning towards white so I can tie in my white roman blind and white bar stools. But if any other colour will look better, I'm open to suggestions! I wish I could do the picture thing, but I don't know where to find examples on the web! Taking photos of them probably won't show them properly Sorry for the long post, I hope some of you at least made it all the way through and can hopefully offer your suggestions! Again, if anyone has photos of any laminate splashbacks, I'd greatly appreciate seeing them!! Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 2Sep 27, 2009 10:15 pm Laminate is not heat proof so if your having a stainless panel behind the cooktop, laminate will be ok for the rest. Is this going to be much cheaper than tiles or is it that you want a different look? Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 3Sep 27, 2009 10:17 pm katie81 - It is possible to use laminate as a splashback, right? Does anyone have any photo samples of this? (Please!!) Yes - but it needs to be laminated to something i.e. a substrate. - Does laminate need something else behind the cooktop or can it go behind the heat source? Standard plastic laminates can not be used behind a cooktop - you need to use Stone, Glass, Ceramic or Steel...even some of these still need heat proof substrates. - Will using a glossy laminate as a splashback look funny? No funnier than anywhere else...but they need to be hung well to avoid any waves, ripples or distortions. Laminates work well when fixed to a solid and flat substrate. Just a few thoughts for you...there are no doubt many more opinions out there. Cheers, Earl Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 4Sep 27, 2009 10:35 pm Mango Laminate is not heat proof so if your having a stainless panel behind the cooktop, laminate will be ok for the rest. Is this going to be much cheaper than tiles or is it that you want a different look? I'm trying to avoid tiles if possible. Acrylic is what I may go for, but I saw this Vega Mega White laminate and liked the look of it that I thought I'd investigate the use of it as a splashback instead of a plain white one Thanks for the thoughts, Strumer! I'll investigate some more on how to use it correctly. Looks like the stainless steel panel behind the cooktop will be staying, unless I end up just throwing my hands up cos it's all too hard and just opt for tiles Still hoping someone has photo examples hidden away somewhere Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 5Sep 28, 2009 12:38 am Hi Katie Did you finalise your decision? I am also throwing my hands in the air at all these decisions. I have spent the last few weeks deciding on colour scheme - I really have to make a decision in the next few days. Keep changing my mind. Kez. Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 6Sep 28, 2009 1:12 am Hi Kez, not yet, I only posted this tonight It's all too hard! What colours are you looking at getting? Good luck with your kitchen! I need to get a quote for an acrylic splashback, then choose a paint colour I can use!! I want white, but with some sort of subtle metallic effect to it like the Polyrey laminate I found (Vega Mega White). Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 7Sep 28, 2009 11:10 am Hey Katie Yes it is all too hard! It was supposed to be fun. I really like the white kitchen but wondering if it is too much to have too much white. I was up till almost 1am last night on the computer - then of course couldn't sleep. I am looking at the White Valencia Diamond Gloss laminex. I am 90% sure that is what I will go with. I have white cabinets/drawers (99% sure that is what I will go with). I haven't even started thinking about splash back yet - maybe I should. I am renovating almost the whole unit - Settlement was four weeks ago and I am still not in it. I have gutted the kitchen, knocked down two walls and stripped the carpets. It looks a mess! Hope you reached your decision ok? Don't you hate making that final decision! Kez Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 8Sep 28, 2009 11:50 am Hi Kez, Have you checked out the Show me you kitchen thread yet, viewtopic.php?f=16&t=13838&start=80 Not sure but OMG (page 5) may have White Valencia benchtops, a very nice kitchen Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 9Sep 28, 2009 1:08 pm Yes did check that photo out. It is very nice. I really do like the white look. I have had people try and change my mind and talk me into getting a darker bench top. But I keep leaning towards the white............... Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 11Oct 09, 2009 8:52 pm Hi, are you still interested in using a laminate for your splashback? I used a metallic laminate in the Formica range, it is called Cosmic Dawn. I didn't want tiles and I didn't want glass. I did however want something glossy and a solid colour. I have a gas cooktop so I have stainless steel behind it, I quite like having two types of splashback and the size of the stainless steel is very generous so I think it looks quite good. I could try and photograph it tomorrow if you're interested. Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 12Oct 10, 2009 11:24 am Leane, If you can show photo I would be interested (although my attempts at uploading photos have failed). How do you find cleaning your splashback? I am just starting to think about my splashback now. Kez. Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 13Oct 10, 2009 11:49 am Yes I have tried before to upload a photo and failed, but I'll see how I go this afternoon. Cleaning the laminate is fine, just warm soapy water, it doesn't require anything special. I think it was quite difficult for the kitchen people to actually fit the laminate to my walls and particularly around the window. My unit was built 20 years ago so the walls aren't straight anymore and I don't think they're ever perfectly square around windows at any time but the laminate is perfectly flat so they did an excellent job. I also have no idea about cost, my guess is more than tiles and less than glass. Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 15Oct 10, 2009 3:50 pm Are tiles going 'out of fashion'? I notice no one is using tiles. I have no idea. I am looking at both glass and tiles. Haven't got prices for tiles yet. Glass splashback is a lot more than I was expecting for splashback. That is before I started thinking about splashback. Up until two months ago I didn't know splashback would even be an issue for me. If tiles are cheaper I might end up having to go tiles as budget is wearing thin. I assume tiles easier to clean also? But will I an old fashioned kitchen? I don't know........................ I have just wasted the morning as I went out looking at splashbacks and realised how little I knew. Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 16Oct 11, 2009 10:09 am I don't think tiles have gone out of fashion, there are just so many more choices now. One thing that you need to be aware of is the thickness of the laminate, mine is 20mm. I've no idea how glass compares. I've taken two photos, the first is of the kitchen almost in its entirety and the second is a close up of the joins around the window so you can get idea of how the joins look. Katie81, I like the sound of the Polyrey Vega Mega White, I find the metallic effect quite good on my splashback when the light hits it, something that is far too difficult to photograph. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 17Oct 11, 2009 10:14 am In the last house we had laminate as our backsplash (stainless steel) but o acidentley put a large pot on the heat and it was against the laminate and made bubble in it... it was great for cleaning but you just ahev to be very careful with it John, Tarin and the Kids Built and moving in to the Regent Grande with Masterton homes http://thebrownsaremovingtothecountry.blogspot.com Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 18Oct 11, 2009 6:24 pm Thanks for pic Leane. Interesing as you have your sink and oven in the same positions as mine will be - they even look like the same oven and sink! I like the stainless steal look as splashback. John&Tarin. That is something I would do! I can be a bit accidental in the kitchen. Re: Laminate as a Splashback? Help Please! 19Oct 12, 2009 9:29 pm I just wanted to clarify that the panel behind my gas cooktop is stainless steel, not a laminate that has a stainless steel look to it. One of the reasons why it extends further than the cooktop is so I can avoid any warping/bubbling disasters while cooking at high temperatures. Kez, both the sink and oven are good australian brands and they're great. Good practical choices at a reasonable price. DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair At a bit of a loss on this one - we're thinking the original owners never removed the protective laminate covers from their kitchen cabinets after installation and in the… 0 4610 We are doing heaps of hybrid at the moment and the cost sits between $60-65/sqm including installation. Stairs are around $90-100 each 1 3418 Just about completed a renovation project and hit a small issue that we didn’t see We have laminate floors now where we had tiles before (turned out it was actually 2… 0 3769 |