Brick slips kitchen

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Doing my kitchen and want to have real brick wall so will be using brick slips.

The only thing is with the adhesive they end up being up to 25-30mm thick.

I am concerned that my wall cabinets will look odd, like they are inset into the wall if that makes sense? Or am I worrying about nothing?

And any other alternatives to create a decent brick effect (aside from wallpaper!). I’ve looked at the 3D panels but hard to tell quality from the pics.

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Thanks for the suggestions, samples came and they are actually 15mm thick so with adhesive I’d guess 20mm which won’t be noticeable hopefully.

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Thanks, I ended up going for 15mm brick slips and no issues.

Question - due to the thickness added by the brick slips, the back boxes are now recessed by about 20mm.

My plan was to just use longer screws for the faceplate, but I completely failed to account for the fact it won’t sit flush on a brick wall.

Right now the only option I’ve come up with is caulk or silicone around the faceplate unless anyone has other suggestions?

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I wouldn’t need the conduit as the cables are already buried, obviously the ends sticking out of the back boxes ready for the faceplate.

Deeper back boxes are an option, if I can get the existing ones out easily enough.

The neoprene sounds like a good option though!

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I assume I’d have the same problem with the spacers as they wouldn’t sit flush either. I think I’ll try the foam first.

Next question, mixing the adhesive in small batches is getting frustrating and time consuming, I tried a bigger batch and it set way to quickly and had to throw it away.

You can get ready mixed stuff but it seems to mainly be for ceramic tiles so not sure if it will work for brick slips? I know it costs more then powder but if it works then I’m happy with the time/hassle saving.

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Vanden Saab said:

Just buy standard set adhesive rather than rapid set good for two or three hours in the bucket. Do not use ready mix...

Any specific reason not to use ready mix, and do you mean in general or just for brick slips?

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Ah I see. To be honest I went ahead and used it as I’d already bought it, also because I couldn’t be bothered with the faff of mixing up cement adhesive every 30 mins.

I could definitely tell the bond isn’t as strong but once fully dry, it was still extremely secure. More then enough to hold small light brick slips.