Stainless Steel backsplash
I want to install a stainless steel backsplash in my kitchen. I had a restaurant supply place in Chinatown cut a piece that fits. It’s 52″ x 38″. They advised that I can just glue it to the wall because I chose the lightest grade but I am a scared the piece is too big…
I want to install a stainless steel backsplash in my kitchen. I had a restaurant supply place in Chinatown cut a piece that fits. It’s 52″ x 38″.
They advised that I can just glue it to the wall because I chose the lightest grade but I am a scared the piece is too big to hold with just the silicone caulking that the hardware store suggested I use. Does anyone have any experience with this and how well the silicone holds? Much obliged.
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If you are also having them cut out for outlets make sure that you measure very carefully, we were off by fractions of inches but the outlet cover covers most of the space…
Original poster here. I bought it from a restaurant supply store on the Bowery in Manhattan. The store is directly across from Spring St. It was $120 for the sheet and they cut it to the dimensions I requested. I know there are some similar places on Atlantic in Brooklyn but don’t know the exact names.
Hi original poster –
Would you mind providing the supplier? I am also to get some stainless panels for a backsplash.
I really appreciate it.
thx.
This is my first DIY and I just saved $700… thank you!
For my stainless backsplash installation, my contractor used wide blue painters tape to help hold it in place after gluing. They braced it with wood also. I don’t know what type of glue they used, probably one of those wicked smelling adhesives, but it’s fine. It’s about 6′ on one wall and 5′ on the other. Love the look of it.
I used liquid Nails on my backsplah instalation and three year later it is still in place. We applied figure 8’s on the back and held it in place for a coupe of minutes–just to make sure that it set in the proper place……It will end up being a lot easier and quicker than you may first think. Good luck!
Use liquid nails glue – it creates an unbreakable bond. Lowe’s or Home Depot has it if your hardware store doesn’t.
Caulking is for sealing joints where disparate materials meet (i.e. window frames and brick) – it is not for adhesion! Please don’t use caulking, and take future advice from that hardware store with a grain of salt.