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Backsplash and 4″ Granite Removal

Demo for the small mosaic backsplash was tedious. We used a chisel and mallet and had to go slowly chipping away at it. Most of it came off in small pieces. There was minor damage to the drywall, in a few places the tile installers patched it. With the 4″ granite piece on the wall our biggest concern was it cracking our granite countertop it rested on and also worried about there being a large gap between the wall and countertop that the granite backsplash was covering. We started by scoring the silicone on top of the granite piece and then along the bottom. After tapping the chisel behind to loosen the glue the granite piece started to come forward and popped free! Yay! Relief! All of it came off pretty easy except for the long piece that ran behind our sink. We used the chisel and mallet and cracked the 4″ granite piece about half way on the front of it and were able to free it in smaller sections. There was a few places that had uneven cuts between the countertop and wall. The tile installer used mortar to build the drywall out to fill the gap. You can’t tell once the backsplash tile was installed over the wall.

We decided to have the backsplash trimmed in pencil tile for the edges, since we were using it to go around the basket weave design behind the stove. We also used it around the bottom of the kitchen window sill, we feel it gives a nice finish and didn’t require tons of cuts to place it against the window frame. It gave a nice edge where the tile we chose was beveled.
You may notice we made a few other changes in the kitchen – those are for another post 🙂

Before

Before
Before we had a very busy backsplash that didn’t work for us.

Before

Before

Be

Be

During

During
We used a razor knife to score the grout at the edge of the backsplash, then used a chisel and mallet to tap at an angle and chipped away at the old backsplash.

During

During
We scored the silicone on top of the 4″ granite and also along the bottom where it touched the granite countertop. Then used the chisel and mallet to lightly hammer along the top edge of the 4″ granite. We slowly wedged the chisel down and pried it forward until it gave and it popped free.

During - The old backsplash is gone!

During – The old backsplash is gone!
Some of the white covering on the drywall came off but it was not damaged to where we had to replace it.

During

During

backsplash and 4 granite removal

Pencil tile trimmed around window sill gives a nice finish.

During, before we painted the drywall buildup

During, before we painted the drywall buildup
Basket weave with pencil trim behind the range.

After

After
We are thrilled with how it turned out. These images were taken with my canon and the color is different then the photos taken with my iPhone.

After

After
We are thrilled with how it turned out. These images were taken with my canon and the color is different then the photos taken with my iPhone.

backsplash and 4 granite removal

backsplash and 4 granite removal

backsplash and 4 granite removal

backsplash and 4 granite removal

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