To remove a 4 inch granite backsplash with tile above you may have to chip through some tile grout with the putty knife before you can get the knife behind the backsplash.
Remove granite backsplash gap.
How to remove granite backsplash easily.
Big box stores have them.
So today i want to share.
This past weekend we started on our kitchen backsplash project.
Caulk normally used would not work because it s too large a gap.
I was very nervous at first because this was new to me but it was much easier than i thought.
If cabinets above the backsplash limit the room you have to swing the hammer angle the putty knife and wedge a corner of the blade into the space between the backsplash and.
We can control the gap a little bit by shimming up and closing it to a recognizable size to where you wouldn t feel like it s weird.
Just to make a note i was only removing the backsplash to put new backsplash up.
Cover the surfaces near the backsplash with a drop cloth as there will be plenty of falling mortar and possibly sharp pieces of granite falling as you remove the tiles.
Grout is no used between countertop and wall tile.
A pencil tile trim would cover the gap.
During this reno we also had to remove the 4 granite backsplash from the wall.