Backing for Glass Splashback

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Originally Posted by johnc

I'm with Jim on this one, I wouldn't pack it out as I reckon the top edge will just look overly thick and second rate. Surely you could use a render and just fill the hollows, unless the glass is clear why worry about gyprock backing. A decent job would see the back of the glass flush with the brickwork not bogged out 12mm with all the visual appeal of dogs balls.

John

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Just thought I'd post some pics of the wall in question. The bench height is about where the smooth part of the wall finishes. The splashback starts where the rough part of the wall begins.

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Glass guys use silicon to glue splashbacks to walls.

What is the diff in high/low spots? 5-10mm?

If so, some big globs of silicon at regular intervals should do the trick.

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Originally Posted by renomart

Glass guys use silicon to glue splashbacks to walls.

What is the diff in high/low spots? 5-10mm?

If so, some big globs of silicon at regular intervals should do the trick.

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5-10mm would probably be right.

The sticking probably isn't the major issue...the glass guys have said that if there are voids behind the glass than you can see variations in the colour intensity...mainly due to shadowing.

What colour glass are you having?

To stop the shadowing how about painting the wall behind the glass matt black?

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Originally Posted by renomart

What colour glass are you having?

To stop the shadowing how about painting the wall behind the glass matt black?

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Not 100% sure what colour...probably one of those wanky taupe type colours that are in at the moment...the wife has reign here!

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Originally Posted by vGolfer

Not 100% sure what colour...probably one of those wanky taupe type colours that are in at the moment...the wife has reign here!

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I hear you vG. The wife is always right. ;) Mind you, taupe type colours are popular, especially acid etched or sandblasted glass.

VG I thought you were talking rough those wall are fine.
As far a shadows go unless you have some opaque finish how can you see through painted glass??
Any how I agree with Renomart, paint the wall if that is what it takes to satisfy the glass people.. but I still can imagine how you could get shadow through a solid paint finish.

My wife can see through me. :)

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Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb

VG I thought you were talking rough those wall are fine.
As far a shadows go unless you have some opaque finish how can you see through painted glass??.

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That puts me at ease a bit. :cool:

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Originally Posted by Bleedin Thumb

.. but I still can imagine how you could get shadow through a solid paint finish

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Did you mean you can't imagine?

My folks are in the process of getting a splashback done.

The glass people who came out to measure suggested painting the wall the same colour as the finish on the glass.

If it dosen't fit perfectly on the edges it's not as noticable.

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Originally Posted by djstimber

My folks are in the process of getting a splashback done.

The glass people who came out to measure suggested painting the wall the same colour as the finish on the glass.

If it dosen't fit perfectly on the edges it's not as noticable.

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Mate the way those people charge and the way they make you jump through hoops just to get a quote .... my glass would want to fit like a glove or they will be noticing it, matching paint or not!:p
Same colour behind does sound like good advise.:rolleyes:

VG I did mean Can't.

When we were exploring the glass splashback option, I sensed a great deal of "nervousness" amongst a few of the businesses approached. When pressed about this, the general reply was that the "glass supplier" seemed to have earned a reputation for stuffing up. ie. cutouts wrong place/size. Ours was ordered, painted locally and when our supplier did a final check on powerpoint cutouts, realised that they had been cut to the outside dimensions of the cover plate. This seems to be a common occurance & perhaps explains why some of the qotes we got were, to say the least, out of control - they didn't want the hassle. 4 weeks later, we had our splashback fitted.
It looks great. By the way, we fitted villaboard behind onto studs & painted it the same colour as the glass. I agree with Bleedin - that with opaque paint, I doubt that light would get behind to show up your less that perfect backing.

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Originally Posted by macca2

Bob,
This is a pic of our glass splashback. The light green colour comes from painting white paint onto the back of plain glass which has a natural greenish tinge.
The range of colours is endless.
It is cut in one piece and sits on the benchtop and held to the wall with sylicone.
Quite expensive and the powerpoint cutouts are $70 each, but the finished product is worth it.

Macca

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That's quite lovely! I wonder why we don't do these? I think I'll have a google 'round. :)

Likewise on comments on cost, we fitted glass splashbacks to the wall and a bay window that sits in front of the sink. There was problems with the bay even though we had MDF templates to go off first time mistakes had been made on size and the second size was right but some panels had been painted on the wrong side. Third attempt the fit was not prefect but satisfactory the whole lot took us twelve months and in the end we became quite used to bare plaster splash backs although visitors must of thought it was a bit rough. We fixed the glass to paper gyprock with skim coat patches from where tiles had been removed and there is no shadowing from the back ground FWIW. We are very happy with the outcome, and would never go back to tiles and grout.

John.

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Originally Posted by Bob Childress

That's quite lovely! I wonder why we don't do these? I think I'll have a google 'round. :)

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This pic is for Bob.