Backsplashes

One of the most popular elements of any home is often the kitchen backsplash. Backsplashes are practical and desirable because they protect the walls from stains and water damage.

But the benefits of a tiled backsplash don’t stop there. Installing a kitchen or bathroom backsplash can make a real impact on the look and feel of your home, here are several things to consider when shopping for a tile backsplash.

  1. A backsplash adds a personal touch to the room’s style
    • Your walls are open canvases and you can add your style to them with paint but nothing adds a stylish and personal touch like installing a backsplash with unique tile that speaks to you and your personality. There are endless tile choices, let your imagination and creativity be your guide and you can have something truly unique to you and your home.
  2. Not all tiles will eliminate stain risks or be easy to maintain
    • If you love to cook and hate to clean be careful which tiles you choose for your kitchen backsplash. Not all tiles are great at reducing maintenance and certain tile choices could actually add to your maintenance workload and schedule instead of reducing it.
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For instance, while we love the look of natural stone, stone and marble are naturally porous materials so they are susceptible to staining and require scheduled maintenance with specialty cleaners and sealers. Small tiles may also end up needing more maintenance because they will have more grout joints and that’s where grease and dirt like to take up residence.

If maintenance is a high priority for you, we recommend ceramic, porcelain glass or even metal tile. Because these materials are non-porous, stains will not be able to penetrate the surface of the tile. We also recommend an upgraded grout for backsplashes, one that has stain-resistant technology built-in. One last thing to consider if you are concerned with less maintenance, the larger the tile the less grout joints and therefore the less maintenance needed.

Recent Tile Backsplash Projects

Ailee Sak

Padilla Tile and Construction just completed replacing the water line tile in our free form pool with beach entrance and spa with waterfall into the pool. From start to finish, they were a joy to work with. Roger was very responsive and quick to schedule an appointment to give us an estimate. He provided tile catalogs and the samples we requested, and promptly ordered the tile we selected. We were prepared to wait a while for demo and installation, but they had some postponements so were able to start our job as soon as our tile was delivered. They covered the drained pool surfaces carefully to protect it during demo, and from the scaffolding they erected in the deep end. They did a beautiful and meticulous job. Since the scale of the new tile is slightly different and larger, but the tiles are thinner, they had to cut a bit off the pebbletec surface and then do a base before setting the tile. They cut carefully - no chips- and very straight and precise. They worked quickly and carefully, and completely cleaned up. When it came to selecting grout, Roger did a sample board for us which was so helpful to visualize, and kept us from making a bad decision with a grout that would have been too dark and disappointing, detracting from the beauty and pattern of the new tile. In addition to replacing the tile, they repaired some coping on the spa and ending up regrouting it all for us so we would have it match. They also set a new stone in where a chip had come out, shaved off a piece of stone that was a bit jagged, and fixed a sagging coping stone by the deep end of the pool (without even charging us!) and replaced a line of the Dec-O-Seal around the deep end. We couldn’t be happier with the finished product and their work. It is beautiful and like we have a whole new pool. I wholeheartedly recommend Padilla Tile. They are a family owned and run business and obviously take great pride and care in their work and client service.

Gretchen Flaherty

My new kitchen!!! A few small details left to do but I absolutely love it! Thank you so much to all our friends that took part in this project and a huge thank you to Roger Padilla and Padilla Tile & Construction

Isabelle G.

If I could give this Tile company (Roger Padilla) 10 stars I would. They were professional from A to Z. Meticulous work, trustworthy and showed up every day on time and stayed on the job until it was done to completion. Worked with them on a bathroom remodel and they didn't cut corners, in fact they went over and above what was required to seal the shower. They tiled the shower walls. shower floors and bathroom floors. They coordinated the work with my plumber to get all the details and specs just right. They left the job site clean and tidy at the end of every day. Highly recommend.

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