I am remodeling our kitchen and part of the effort is to create a SST backsplash behind the counter top stove. I have a 24×36 sheet of stainless which is the perfect size and am wondering what is best to attach it to the sheet rock. It has 4 holes, one in each corner and I will be using those (probably with anchors as the studs will not be where I need them) but I want to use a glue of some kind to ensure complete bonding of the full sheet.
Being behind the stove top means it will see some moderate heat. Any recommendations for a glue? Specific brand recommendations will be appreciated
Thank you in advance
john
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poppi,
This came up recently....did you search for past messages??
Anyway. I used silicone in conjunction with a couple of hidden fasteners to adhere my SS bksplsh.
TN
Just use good'ol 100% GE Silicone II. Some guys like to use a few dabs of hot glue to hold it in place while the silicone cures. Make sure you have something for the sheet to rest on, and a caul to press it to the wall. I like to screw 2X material to the wall, and slide door wedges in 'till they're tight. Keep the silicone about 1" from the edge so you won't have squeeze out.
John
I've used contact cement on SS to walls but first I put 1/4" ply up to glue it to.
The reason for the 1/4" ply was that the wall has waves in it and they are very apparent when the SS is glued directly to the sheetrock. You'll still get some waves with the ply but not as pronounced.
Doug
You say the sheets have four holes for anchoring the sheets, but what about the holes for the electrical outlets? How did you resolve this code requirement issue?
Nuke,
Code requires outlets above the cooktop?
Ain't it kinda dangerous to be having electrical cords drooping over the flames?
SamT
Edited 3/9/2006 9:44 am by SamT
Doh! Ain't it nice when one's brain takes a vacation without you? :)
Yeah, really.
Mine does that about three times
an hour.SamT
I recently was involved in the re-model of two commercial kitchens. In both places, the contractor attached the stainless steel to the sheetrock with the same contact cement sold for attaching Formica to counters.
Mind you, there was no Formica on either of these jobs- nor was the contractor involved in any cabinet work whatsoever. They just found the stuff works!
I did the same behind a SS stove. I used 2 holes in the top hidden behind the upper lip of the vent hood. They didn't hit studs but the mollybolts sure worked. I felt the fasteners avoided the adhesive creep. The adhesive was PL400. Maybe it will cut loose but no indication of that in 3 years. Just check the application info on the back of the tube.
One comment. SS is a pain to keep clean. The windex bottle is never too far away and I use a sheaf of paper towels to wipe up the spatter. I thought it was great (and it looks that way) but leaning over the stove to shine up that area isn't an easy task. Consider tile. The texture and color aren't as obvious to spatter. I would change it but I'd have to rip off the adhesive and ss sheet. I'm sure it wouldn't be easy.
" Consider tile. "I was just going to ask the opposite...would silicone work well to glue SS on top of tile?We currently have a tile backsplash. That wouldn't be bad, but the OHO decided that would be a good place to show off her tacky collection of 'aztec-ish' decorative tiles she must have gotten on some trip to cancun or something. It was tolerable until we got new SS appliances. Now it's just really ugly.
Seems a bit thick. You could get it to stick, but it might look like a bandaid on a pile of phlegm.
Or get a wonderbar & chisel it off, vacuum it up, patch the drywall / plaster then put up the SS. You could try cutting the edge with a grit blade to inset the SS amongst the aztec wonders.
This ought to be a big picture moment. Look it over and tell yourself what you really think.Jack of all trades and master of none - you got a problem with that?
...but a stainless steel bandaid. ;o)It might be thick, but it's at the end of a wall, so you won't notice it from one side. On the other site, the tile does protrude 1/8" or so from the surronding sheetrock, so I'll have to think of something to put there to trim it out.I'll try putting it on over the tile to begin with. If it really looks bad and I can't live with it, I'll come back with the chisel. ;o)
>One comment. SS is a pain to keep clean.<
Nope. Use "Barkeepers Friend." Easy, and keeps "brushed" looking good.
Oh the windex or Clorox spray works fast and looks fine but the brushed finish seems to show every little thing. Maybe it is the SS hood, and fridge that put me over the edge. I'm just tired of wipeing it down all of the time.
Maybe if I let my wife bend over the stove to clean off the ss backsplash I'd have a different perspective ;-) "Hey it's Friday! Time to clean the backplash honey."Jack of all trades and master of none - you got a problem with that?
You'll be sorry if you use chorine to clean SS. It "schmears" it. Makes it look tarnished and shows the swirls where it was wiped.
Ain't showin' no prints on THAT back.....splash. ;0)
My suggestion is not to glue it at all. Unless you have a perfectly even 100% glue job, you will likely see waves and irregularities in the finished product that will look very unappealing when the light reflects off of it.
You say you're remodeling; are you redoing the cabinetry over the stove? That's where you anchor the top edge, behind that cabinet. Now use your two bottom corner coles to anchor that edge. Now leave it, letting it float. It will have a nice smooth look, like a new stainless fridge door. One you glue it, if it doesn't look good, you'll have an expensive piece of scrap metal and a lousy surface to "hang" your new sheet over.
Bruce
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