This DIY Project TOTALLY Changed Our Kitchen
How to Install a Kitchen Backsplash with Subway Tile
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Removing an old backsplash and installing subway tile can make your kitchen look so much better! Doing a DIY kitchen backsplash can be intimidating, but it’s not that hard if you stick with it. The key in removing backsplash tiles is making sure you are aware of what’s behind the kitchen walls and be safe. Replacing the drywall gives you a firm foundation for your new tile backsplash. Laying out and cutting the subway tile is easy with the right tools, but make sure you’re keeping your area clean and get all the adhesive and grout off the tiles after each step. In one short weekend you can have a gorgeous new subway tile kitchen backsplash!
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Ummmmm…….I need your workshop.
Added about 3 hours of watch time on this view this past weekend. Thought I got lucky and didn't have to drywall, well unfortunately the prior owner cut some corners and mounted some mesh sheet tiles over holes in the very wavy drywall 😭 After that ordeal was corrected I had also fixed the wavy back wall. a two day project turned into a 4 day, 6 lowes trips, long weekend. Thanks for being as detailed as you were, it helped me feel confident about doing this as my first tiling project.
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This video was very helpful for my first backsplash project.
Props on the thumbnail. Very slick I'm sure you were going to get feedback on that.
On open edges on the sides of the install, you can create a nice finish by using a plastic or aluminum tile edge.
Did you move your outlets out to match the new depth of tiles or were they already the right depth?
Nice job 👍 what kind of drywall mud did you use ?
It's nice to see you struggle sometimes too! I'm glad you included it.
A pro tiler I spoke to said he uses a small diamond file and they are less than $10.00 at H Depot. They are in the tile, mastic area. They smooth the edges of those chips and the rough edges that a tile saw leaves a tile with. This was a great tutorial. I'm painting my cabinets white after I make new rustic doors for them. I want to put in new hinges too. In the ones I currently have, the side that attaches to the door slides into a slot and is tightened by a screw. They loosen all of the time and when I go to open them the door comes off. New hinges are on order.
Hi Brad. In my son’s house even when he shuts the electric off at the box, he is shocked when he works on the electric. Even just putting a new outlet in he is zapped. Any idea what is going on there?
Jesus that is way too much work
So just by chance you didn’t need to cut the bottom or top row. 🤔
Hi. Thanks for the video. Can you stick a tile on already painted drywall, or does it have to be onto an unpainted surface?
Did you have to change the depth set of your outlet gang boxes to put the faces back on or did you use spacers? Or were they already pre-set and you used the same depth tile?
So weird for a european person to see north american walls are basically paper and plywood.
I'm at the point where I put in the replacement drywall. I noticed that even though the old drywall was a 1/2" thick and the new drywall is 1/2" thick, the drywall sunk in a little closer to the studs than the old drywall. Is this okay?
nice job! safety tip: put your safety glasses when cutting those tiles.
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Hey Brad – Question for you.
I have a stone and grout kitchen backsplash and am wanting to remove it and put up white subway tiles. Do you recommend removed the whole wall like you did here?
Thanks!
Thanks for the video! Quick question, how did you make sure your first row was level? Thx
Can you repair the wall without a sheetrock plate just use, wall mud to fix it?
Doing a subway tile, can I use just mastic on existing painted drywall??
Looks great! I’d love you know what your countertops are.
do you not have to collapse the compound ridges with subway tile?
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You said you used “color matched caulk”, my question is, color matched to the tile color, or grout?
Finally someone gave credit wear credit is due. Not a project the butcher, baker, candle stick maker can knock out on a weekend like a lot of these videos say. This project requires some skills.
thanks for the video! just completed my kitchen subway tile backsplash with zero experience following your guidance. I'll be referencing your channel in the future!
About to start a similar project but checked the level on the countertop and it off by at least 7/8". How to proceed?
It sure must be nice to have perfect counter tops. No one speaks to the rest of us that had builders that did not remotely level our counter tops.
Definitely use a laser level, but on a tripod so it doesn’t get in the way, just did this and definitely helped keep me level around a corner (L shaped kitchen).
Great job. And yes up is always better (in my opinion). Lol
Nice job, tiling is not easy and the grouting can be a pain, I only work a small area and only put the grout in the gap, avoid going across the tike, the clean up on the tile can take just as long as the grouting itself, clean as you go…
This tutorial was excellent! Purchased basically what was stated here, following the instruction and knocked out my first ever backsplash job in my home perfectly. Thanks!
Why do people like subway tiles? There are so much exposed grout. Unless your kitchen is show only, it's just so hard to clean
😎👍🍺Excellent Job!!!!
Looks good but it would look a lot better if you would have taken the tile to the end of the countertop. Adding some bullnose for edging to fill that space would work.
What is the kitchen wall color you painted with? it looks very versatile and neutral, not too cool or warm.
thank you – you inspired me and i removed a section of drywall with backsplash today and left enough of the stud exposed for the new drywall.
Good job, but a tile edge strip like Schluter edging would of made it more finished than a sharp tile edge. I do a lot of backsplashs and never do one without a finished edge
I can't believe this has less then 100k views in 24 days! You need more views. I love this channel!
Great job. Looking forward to trying this myself now
Just tile over old tiles. Use some grip and go. Huge time saver.
3×6 subway was always my favourite backsplash to do. Now I sell them and don’t go anywhere near installs lol
Can you please make a video on how to use SketchUp? Or recommend someone? Thanks
As a Brit we tend to swear a lot when stuff goes wrong! We curse a lot and all sorts of words come out. It’s funny listening to yourself say “GOSH” so much when things go wrong 😂
How about you build for other people for cheap? I need some upgrade to my house.
U should of use a finish on edge and to be more protected on ur outlets cover outlet and switches prongs with electrical tape