Splashbacks and tiling in Burntwood

What prompts splashbacks and tiling in Burntwood?

If the kitchen in your Burntwood home is sound but the tiles are dated, cracked or stained, a new splashback is one of the simplest ways to refresh it without replacing units.

Homeowners in Burntwood often add a splashback as the final stage of a new kitchen, once the worktops are in and the bare wall above them needs a washable finish. Burntwood sits about 25 miles south-east of Stoke-on-Trent, and our Staffordshire coverage takes in everything in between.

What do splashbacks and tiling in Burntwood include?

Your written quote lists everything included. For splashbacks and tiling, that normally means:

Old tiles removed and walls prepared, patched or boarded where needed
Socket and switch plates refitted by an electrician once the tiling is finished
Stone upstands and splashbacks templated and fitted alongside a stone worktop
Full-height or feature tiling behind the hob, sink or open shelving
Free survey visit to check the walls, agree the layout and give an itemised quote
Tiled splashbacks between the worktop and wall units, set out from a centre line

What do splashbacks and tiling cost in Burntwood?

As a starting point for Burntwood, these ranges include VAT at 20% and allow for typical labour costs in the West Midlands. Costs in the West Midlands sit close to the national guide.

What do splashbacks and tiling cost in Burntwood?
Typical project	Guide price
Tiled splashbackBetween worktop and wall units	£150–£400
Kitchen wall tiling, 4–6 m²Preparation, tiling and grouting	£300–£800
Toughened glass splashback behind the hob, fittedMade to measure after the worktops are in	£250–£600
Stone upstands and splashbacksTemplated with the worktop	Priced with the worktop

Tiling guide ranges cover preparation, adhesive, grout, trims and fixing, with the tiles themselves confirmed once chosen; the glass range includes a made-to-measure panel, and stone upstands are priced with the worktop. Prices include VAT at 20%.

What kind of kitchens do we fit in Burntwood?

In and around Burntwood, homes range across Victorian terraces, 1930s semis, post-war estate houses and moorland stone cottages. Terraces in Stoke-on-Trent often have a small kitchen in the rear offshoot, while 1930s semis and estate houses tend to have a compact kitchen beside the dining room.

Water across much of Staffordshire is moderately hard to hard, so limescale on taps and boiling water taps is worth planning for. Terraced streets with limited parking and narrow moorland lanes in the north of the county can complicate deliveries, so vehicle size and timing are planned ahead.

Building regulations, electrics and gas in Burntwood

Tiling or fitting a splashback in England needs no planning permission or building regulations approval. If sockets or switches are moved to suit the new wall finish, that is electrical work to BS 7671; adding to an existing kitchen circuit is not notifiable under Part P, but a new circuit is. Behind a gas hob, follow the hob maker's clearance instructions, and in a listed building, removing historic tiles or panelling may need listed building consent.

Homes within the Staffordshire part of the Peak District National Park, listed buildings and conservation areas may need consent for new vents or alterations to historic features.

Planning ahead

Give fresh grout and sealant the full curing time shown on the packaging before scrubbing them or letting water sit on the joint at the back of the worktop.
If your Staffordshire kitchen has a gas hob, check the hob instructions for splashback clearances before choosing glass or tiles for the wall behind it.
Choosing stone worktops for a Burntwood kitchen? Ask for upstand and splashback heights to be confirmed before the template visit, not after.
Agree socket, switch and cooker hood positions before tiling starts; moving them afterwards means cutting tiles out and patching in replacements that may not match.

Questions about splashbacks and tiling in Burntwood

How much do splashbacks and tiling cost in Burntwood?

Guide prices in Burntwood are about £150 to £400 including VAT for a tiled splashback. The final price depends on the size of the kitchen and what is moving, and is set out in an itemised written quote.

Which parts of Burntwood do you work in?

All of them. Our Staffordshire coverage takes in the whole of Burntwood, including the WS7 postcode district, as well as surrounding towns such as Great Wyrley. If you are unsure, send us your postcode.

Can a glass splashback go behind a gas hob?

Yes, usually, as long as the glass is toughened and the hob maker's instructions allow it. Toughened glass handles heat far better than ordinary glass, but a gas hob must still keep the clearances set out in its installation instructions, so we check those before ordering. The panel is measured after the worktops are fitted and made with cut-outs for sockets, because it cannot be cut once toughened.

Which grout and sealant are easiest to keep clean?

A darker or mid-tone grout in narrow joints is usually the easiest to keep looking clean in a kitchen, and an epoxy or stain-resistant grout helps behind the hob and sink. Where the tiles meet the worktop, a flexible sealant is used rather than grout, because that joint moves slightly. The sealant can be cut out and renewed later without disturbing the tiles.

When are splashbacks fitted during a kitchen installation?

Splashbacks go on near the end, once the worktops are fixed and the electrician has agreed where the sockets and switches will sit. Tiles need a finished worktop to start from, glass is measured off the fitted worktop, and stone upstands are templated at the same visit as the worktop. Faceplates go back on after tiling, so the sockets sit neatly against the new finish.

Splashbacks and tiling near Burntwood

We also carry out splashbacks and tiling in these towns near Burntwood: