Kitchen splashback tiling in Rainham. Metro, mosaic, large-format and natural stone, cut around sockets and set out so the pattern runs true.
Rainham kitchens run small in the older stock and larger in the newer builds, and a splashback in each wants setting out differently. In the Wennington cottages the walls are properly uneven, which is where the time goes.
Rainham kitchens near the river often sit against an outside wall that stays cool, and condensation behind a splashback shows as mould in the grout behind the hob and kettle. A glazed tile, a sealed grout and an extractor that is actually used keep that wall clean.
Centred on the hob so the cuts fall at the ends of the run. In the smaller Rainham kitchens there is very little length to hide a mistake in.
Cut to the socket, not to the faceplate. In the smaller Rainham kitchens the splashback is close enough to see properly, so the cuts have to bear looking at.
Large format means fewer joints to keep clean, which in a compact working kitchen is worth more than the pattern. Metro still looks sharpest if the walls are true.
Grey copes with a Rainham family kitchen far better than white does. White looks superb for a season and then shows every splash behind the hob.
Glazed tiles and sealed or epoxy grout on cold outside walls, so condensation wipes away instead of soaking into the joints.
Usually a single day, plus grouting. The longest part is often taking the old tiles off, because what is behind them in the older Rainham kitchens varies.
Yes, and in a busy family kitchen the choice matters. Glazed tiles wipe clean after cooking; some natural stone and matt porcelain hold grease stains, however good they look in the showroom.
Yes, and it is normal in the older Rainham and Wennington stock. It means the wall gets prepared first rather than the tiles being forced to follow it - which is where the time goes on these houses, and why we look before quoting.
Usually condensation and cooking steam settling on a cool wall and feeding mould in the grout. Using the extractor, a glazed tile and a sealed grout make it far easier to keep clean.
Glass has no grout lines, so it is easy to wipe and suits a small kitchen. Tiles give more choice of pattern and are easier to repair, because a single damaged tile can be replaced.
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