The Advantages and disadvantages of Glass Splashbacks

September 20th, 2011 by admin Leave a reply »

Glass splashbacks add a modern day and clean visual appeal to your room as well as offering a great facility to your kitchen. They instantly increase the value of your kitchen and their elegance allows for a much finer finish in comparison to ceramic or porcelain wall tiles.

Is a Glass Splashback expensive?

Starting with the expense of the fabric itself, yes the cost of glass splashbacks is pricey compared to the price of ceramic wall tiles. In comparison to glass or porcelain tiles it is in reality cheaper. Therefore the best thing to talk about is the glass itself, which is expensive when it comes to the cost of lower end tiles.

Glass splashbacks are one hundred percent bespoke, which is one of the factors for them being slightly more significant in cost, as they are moulded to suit your kitchen beautifully, in a shade of your selection. They are cut to the exact dimensions and design your kitchen demands and any cut-outs are incorporated where needed, they are then polished, hardened and painted to form a outstanding and useful feature. So, this can imply 1 thing, a glass splashback is a true labour of love, ensuring you have the finest made to measure wall covering in your your kitchen.

Is it highly-priced to cut and install Glass splashback for kitchens?

Well, with the average price of £200/m2, so the answer is, that they most likely are. Wall tiles in comparability are typically priced from £30/m2 up to £100/m2 Tiling jobs under £150 tend to furthermore include a onsite visit fee (so either way you’ll be having to pay at least £150) on top of this you have to add on porcelain tile grout and tile adhesive which are quite highly-priced also. Glass splashbacks on the other hand call for a couple of tubes of neutral cure silicone which you can obtain for as little as £3 per tube. For the most legitimate answer to this query, you are far better to get several estimates for both types of work so you can evaluate prices.

Do electronic socket cut-outs mean that Glass Splashbacks are expensive?

This does definately contribute as glass splashback manufacturers charge £20+ (plus VAT) per socket cut-out as they typically have to send the glass away to get it cut using a water jet. It is an unfortunate additional overhead but glass splashbacks fitted around electrical sockets look amazing so yes expensive but also worth the extra cost I feel.

Does a Glass kitchen splashback offer value for money?

The old saying, you get what you pay for, sin’t necessarily the case in this instance. This is because glass splashbacks look expensive and fantastic, as does granite. Similarly to a Granite finish, you should get a longer lifespan from glass as you won’t have to worry about grout or discolouration, unlike with tiles.

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