Kitchen splashback - acrylic

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What a pain a simple thing like this is....

I am currently decising on a kitchen splashback.

The options were

1 - fully tiled (don;t wnat grout lines and expensive)

2 - an upstand with paint, acrylic, or tiles

3- glass splashback (expensive)

4 - acrylic splashback

5 - paint (easily damaged)

I have a gas hob and cannot used acrylic behind it so I have decided on a coloured glass splashback and acrylic everywhere else.

Ideally I wanted to find one company that did both so I could select the same colour and it would match - the alternative is that I choose 2 colours.

Now B and Q and Homebase both provide acrylic splashbacks. I have seen that there are also a lot of companies online that will just sell sheets of acrylic for much less.

My queries:

- anyone know any other companies that sell both and acrylic that match

- some sellers of acrylic sell a polished clear edge whereas others recommend using metal edging like you do for tiles. Is the clear look OK?

- differences over whetehr they acrylic should be stuck on with sticky back pads, grab adhesive or screws. Grab adhesive sounds best.

Essentially I will end up with osmething liek this - although thye have a metal splashback

[Mojooo]

that is way out of my budget - i figured acrylic would only be £300 max.

I did look into glass but having the cut outs for sockets etc will make it expensive very quickly.

I need about 6m worth in 3 seperate pieces.

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sparkythecat said:

OP, for the colour match you're looking for, why don't you put acrylic all around and then just overlay some clear glass on top of the bit behind the cooker?

didnt think of that. i suppose the question is how do you fit the glass over the acrylic as you would see the adhesive?


by the way, i presume you can cut out you own socket holes with acrylic using a multi tool (poor edges covered up by socket anyway) - so another reason for it to be cheaper.