SMART Tiles

[AllegroD]

We are about to start our winter projects. One of them is a Smart Tile backsplash. Hope to get some feed back from those that have done it.

If you would, Other than a degreaser and thorough rinse of the wall, is there any other prep. How long have you had the tiles up and have you had any problems.

[AllegroD]

sullivanclan wrote:
We did ours actually while out at a campsite. Had extras and did around the bathroom sink as well. Real simple, but it did take a bit of practice on the first one or two. (Buy a few extra). We cleaned and degreased with typical cleaner first. No issues, they have held up well through hot weather and cold winter temps.

Thank you.

[sullivanclan]

We did ours actually while out at a campsite. Had extras and did around the bathroom sink as well. Real simple, but it did take a bit of practice on the first one or two. (Buy a few extra). We cleaned and degreased with typical cleaner first. No issues, they have held up well through hot weather and cold winter temps.

[AllegroD]

ThomBoles wrote:

AllegroD wrote:
Thanks guys. I think we can move forward with this. Appreciate the comments.

ThomBoles, Your pic did not post.

Hmm, I see it. It's here if you really want to see it.

I can see the first one now. It was the network I was on. Thanks. That looks nice. We are looking at the subway tiles. Might go with a darker tile, though.

[buc1980]

I install mine 5-6 years ago and it looks like I did it yesterday.

[ThomBoles]

AllegroD wrote:
Thanks guys. I think we can move forward with this. Appreciate the comments.

ThomBoles, Your pic did not post.

Hmm, I see it. It's here if you really want to see it.

[AllegroD]

Thanks guys. I think we can move forward with this. Appreciate the comments.

ThomBoles, Your pic did not post.

[Roger10378]

I did ours either 3 or 4 years ago. I made sure that I removed all the raised edges and did a very good job of cleaning and degreasing. They went on easily. They still look as good as the day I finished.

[ThomBoles]

If you look about 8" from the corner you will see that we left the cover strip between the 2 pieces of "wallpaper" (vertical line in the material that looks like a bubble). I would say if you can remove that without damage that might be a good thing to do.

Moderator edit to re-size picture to forum recommended limit of 640px maximum width.

[ThomBoles]

I think I have that (they are the stick-on vinyl). We put it on about a year ago and it's still looking good. We cleaned with good detergent soap and made sure it was dry. Then basically just stuck them on. I did caulk the seams/joints/corners just as I would have done with "real" tile. As of now we are pleased! I think it took us about 1.5 hours to do the back splash behind the kitchen sink, stove area.

I'll see about getting a link to a picture so you can see.