The first, and most important step, is ensuring that the bottom row is level. We chose the 12 inch subway tiles, but all of these steps would work the same for the 6 inch tiles. Now it’s time for the fun part of this subway tile backsplash DIY - actually applying the tile to the wall. The best part is you don’t have to tape or mud drywall since we’re just putting our new tile directly on top of the sheetrock. Finally, just fit your new drywall into your space like puzzle pieces and screw it into place with drywall screws. We used a multi-tool to cut out the holes for the outlet which simplified this part by a lot. You just score them with a box cutter and then break off the piece. Cutting the large pieces of drywall is easy. Simply measure the height (standard distance from countertop to cabinets is 18″) and width of your space. It only took about 1 and half sheets of drywall. But, if we can do it, then you can do it. At first we were intimidated by this step because we haven’t done a lot of drywall work aside from patching up a hole here and there. The fist step is to measure out your space that will need new drywall. We pulled off the remaining sheetrock and cleaned up the drywall around the cabinets with a box cutter and drywall knife so that we would have clean lines for the new sheetrock. They were stuck so well to the drywall that most of the drywall came down with the tiles. So, we just grabbed a couple hammers and started banging away at the tiles.
Like I said, we tried a pry bar at first but it was doing too much damage to the existing sheetrock, so we knew we were going to have to take the wall down to the studs. Also, make sure you have lots of trash bags or even boxes to dispose of materials. As you can see, we didn’t do this at first, so it made cleaning up a lot harder. Put down a plastic drop cloth on your countertops to protect them and help with the clean up. This part was a lot of fun but a huge mess! My first tip when demoing your old backsplash is to be prepared for the mess.
#Subway tile backsplash kitchen manual#
Wet Saw and/or Manual Cutter (we used both).Here are the links of what you’ll need to get started on this project: After having that up for about a year, it was time to put in the real thing. One solution I had was to cover it with a black and white patterned faux backsplash, which I actually loved. I had thought about painting it white but just never got around to it. This stone backsplash was here when we moved in and it is really pretty but not so much my style. Let me first remind you what my old backsplash looked like.
I’ll also be sharing tips for beginners that will help you on your tiling project especially if your new to tiling like we were. Well, it’s all finished, and I can’t wait to share with you the process of how we knocked out our old backsplash and did a subway tile backsplash DIY in the kitchen. He knew I’ve been dying to replace it and it really was the best birthday present. My sweet husband surprised me on my birthday last month and started demoing my old backsplash. Hey friends! SO excited about today’s post because I’m sharing a project that I’ve been wanting to do since we moved in seven years ago.
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