Browse Forums Kitchen Splashbacks 1 Mar 03, 2011 1:32 pm So we've found some tiles we like for our kitchen splashback. They are a 300x600 recitfied porcelain in a matt finish. I'm not convinced that matt will be easy to keep clean but we like the idea of a contrast to the glossy stone benchtop and cabinets. Does anyone have matt tiles in their kitchen, are they difficult to clean? The same colour we like also comes in gloss so we could go with that. Also being a novice to tiling, these are actually floor tiles and we are not sure how to cut them neatly! Any advice? Thanks! Re: Splashback tiling advice 4Mar 03, 2011 4:02 pm Why not have matt finish tiles? They can look very modern and it's just a contrast to an all gloss kitchen. In my opinion anyway. We might change our minds when we throw some tomato sauce and oil on them. Re: Splashback tiling advice 5Mar 03, 2011 7:42 pm I agree, Beckandbubs. Too much gloss = too many reflections. A bit of contrast from matt finish tiles makes sense - can't have every surface standing out. I don't know how hard it is to keep plain white matt finish tiles clean but I do have matt tiles behind my sink and they're no problem to wipe now and then. But maybe I just don't notice the marks as the tiles have kitsch copper pots and garlic bulbs painted on them. Re: Splashback tiling advice 6Mar 08, 2011 9:32 am copper pots and garlic bulbs? Wow, that's something different. We are going to purchase the tiles today, $140 for tiles compared to $200 for glass splashback... I think I'll choose the tiles! Re: Splashback tiling advice 7Mar 08, 2011 10:19 am beckandbubs Also being a novice to tiling, these are actually floor tiles and we are not sure how to cut them neatly! Any advice? Thanks! One way to cut them is to ask for water jet cutting services. Looking to tile the facade pillars rather than rendering. Builder is quoting 2500$ laying cost for upto 10msq. The 2 pillars come to be 16msq. So laying costs are 5000$… 0 7552 Hi, I'm clearing the tiles from our horrid 50 year old bathroom and preparing to lay new ones. Bugger of a job getting the old… 0 8091 4 14465 |