Easy clean splashbacks - any recommendations?

bookduck

I'm looking for easy clean splashbacks for behind sink/cooker area any recommendations? Ta

ukwoody

Well a bit more information would be helpful to start with. Is the sink up against a solid full height wall? Is the cooker free standing or built in.?

You can get proper splashback that may match your worktop from various places, or you can get stainless steel ones. Both are easy clean. Glass can also be used, but for behind a cooker should be Tempered.

Woody

tanith

I have stainless steel behind my cooker and its excellent and easy to clean.. the tiles behind my sink are fine but the grout tends to become a bit grubby looking... I'd defo recommend the stainless steel for a cooker splash back..

bookduck

ukwoody wrote: »

Well a bit more information would be helpful to start with. Is the sink up against a solid full height wall? Is the cooker free standing or built in.?

You can get proper splashback that may match your worktop from various places, or you can get stainless steel ones. Both are easy clean. Glass can also be used, but for behind a cooker should be Tempered.

Woody

Ahh Woody, the voice of experience! the answer is that it goes behind the sink , just under the window, then there also is the bit that goes on the wall between the extractor and the hob. Both parts go along 2 solid walls and was hoping to use the splashbacks instead of any tileing

ukwoody

If you get a Howden's catalogue they list various colours of splashback you can consider, especially if it is going to have to be cut to go under the window. I would guess by shopping aropund a little you should be able to get these splashbacks in almost any colour. You will also need an edging trim to go with them, these should be ordered at the same time. Just for your info, they are basically an MDF type product faced with a laminate simlar to the worktops, and about (from memory) 6mm thick. You affix them with No More Nails etc.

Woody

bookduck

My kitchen guy want to charge me £180 per length of Howdens splashback - just the purchase price and no fitting, no glue or anything else. I told him Howdens do discount from 60 to 80% he looked sheepishly away and kept quiet. Their kitchen catalog do not have prices in them, or he removed the price sheet. No Splashbacks in the catalogue either.

How much is the catalog price and what is the purchase price.

He was also eager for me to get a Howdens kitchen, but the Ikea sale came along

ukwoody

I genuinely cannot tell you the price at the moment a) it does vary from range to range, and each tradesmen get differnt rates b) I havent got an uptodate price list. Sorry
But I can assure you £180 is well over the top. tell him to take a hike.

Woody

getthemax

When we refitted our kitchen, we went to our local glass company and got a custom piece of toughened smoked glass cut to the exact size that we wanted, complete with drilled holes in the corners and even the fittings supplied.

It looks much neater than stainless steel and is easy to clean. Can't remember how much it was but it wasn't megabucks, probably about £50-£100.

bookduck

I do like the idea of glass, but for 3 reasons rule it out: walls are not flat, want it all round my worktop (kitchen is u or n shape) and about 8 meter perimeter - cost, it must always be kept ultra clean (its a hmo btl)