Why backsplashes deserve their own page
A backsplash is 20 to 40 square feet that sits at eye level, wraps around outlets, corners and a range, and finishes — or dates — the whole kitchen. Per square foot it is the most cut-intensive tile work in a home. That is exactly why it is quoted after a measure instead of off a rate card: two kitchens with the same wall area can need very different amounts of cutting.
What a backsplash scope includes
- Removal of the old backsplash or prep of the bare wall, as the measure finds it
- Layout planning — where the pattern starts, how it turns corners, how it meets the cabinets
- Setting with outlet and switch cuts fitted, not notched around
- Grout, sealing after cure, and caulked transitions at the counter
Finished tile work is on the projects page. Full kitchen remodeling beyond the tile scope is on bragaremodeling.com.
Tile choices: subway, mosaic, handmade-look
Ceramic subway tile is the default for a reason: it suits almost any cabinet, and a stacked or offset pattern changes the feel without changing the budget category. Mosaics add texture and are the usual pick behind a range. Handmade-look tile — with its slight surface variation — hides the small imperfections of real kitchen walls better than a perfectly flat glossy tile does. The body is almost always ceramic or glazed porcelain; on a dry wall, style leads and the measure confirms the fit.
Layout is the craft
The difference between a backsplash that looks installed and one that looks designed is decided before the first tile: where the first row starts so the top row does not end in a sliver at the cabinet, how the pattern turns the corner, and whether an outlet lands mid-tile (a clean cut) or on a joint (a visible one). We plan it at the measure and the written quote reflects the real cutting involved.
Pairing with a floor
Many backsplash requests arrive with a kitchen floor in the same breath. The floor is often the LVP package at its published price — waterproof plank handles kitchen water better than the old sheet vinyl it replaces — while the backsplash is quoted as its own job. One measure, two line items, no surprises in either.
Where we install backsplashes
Jacksonville and the communities on the service areas list, with city tile pages for Ponte Vedra & Nocatee, Mandarin & St. Johns, Orange Park, Jacksonville Beach and St. Augustine.