Kitchen splashback tiling in Hornchurch. Metro, mosaic, large-format and natural stone, cut around sockets and set out so the pattern runs true.
The pattern is centred on the hob or the window so the cut tiles land at the ends. On the longer kitchen runs in Emerson Park that centring is worked out across the whole length first.
Clean cuts under every faceplate. A Hornchurch kitchen with two runs of units has six or seven sockets, and a sloppy cut at any of them is the thing you notice.
On the longer runs here the coursing has to stay true across both walls, so the format is chosen for the room rather than for the picture that inspired it.
In a bigger kitchen the grout is a design decision rather than a detail - grey defines a metro pattern, white lets it disappear. We will show you both before committing.
Tile courses lined up across the window, with matching cuts on both sides of the reveal.
The interwar Hornchurch kitchens are longer than average, so a splashback here is a run rather than a panel and the pattern has to hold across the whole thing. Setting out is most of the skill and all of the finish.
Longer kitchens in Hornchurch often have a window over the sink breaking the run, and that is where a splashback shows its setting out. The tiles either side of the window have to line up across the gap and the cuts around the reveal have to be even, or the whole wall looks slightly off.
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A day if it is one run, closer to two where it wraps around a corner and behind a hob. It is a small job at eye level, which is exactly why it is not one to rush.
Yes. Behind a hob the tile has to cope with heat and grease, so a glazed porcelain or ceramic is usually a better choice than natural stone, which can mark. It is worth deciding before you fall for a sample.
It changes the time rather than the difficulty. A long Hornchurch kitchen means more cuts and a longer set-out to keep the pattern true end to end, so allow a second day - the rate is the same.
Usually to the sill and around the reveal, so the wall looks finished. The cut tiles at each side are planned to match, which is decided when the pattern is set out.
Yes, and in a long kitchen it often looks better than stopping halfway. It uses more tiles and more cuts around the units, so it is worth deciding at the start.