Dry pantry backsplash

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Purpose: Design options

KIT-19

Dry pantry backsplash

Kitchen

Best for

A dry pantry where the backsplash is the room's one graphic moment.

Watch out

Pattern needs set-out; a pattern cut awkwardly at the ends undoes the effect.

Relative cost

Higher — pattern costs in laying, not just in tile.

Consequential work

Set-out must be drawn from a centre line, and cut positions agreed before laying.

Best for

Continuing the joinery material behind the counter for a seamless run.

Watch out

Timber behind a counter is a dry-zone decision only — keep it away from a sink or kettle station.

Relative cost

Higher.

Consequential work

Confirm the zone is genuinely dry; a kettle produces more steam than clients expect.

Best for

A quiet, orderly backsplash that reads as texture rather than pattern.

Watch out

Stack bond shows any wall out of plumb along the vertical joints.

Relative cost

Moderate.

Consequential work

Wall flatness must be checked before laying — this bond exposes it.

Best for

The simplest and most changeable option in a genuinely dry pantry.

Watch out

Not a splash surface; behind a kettle or sink it will not last.

Relative cost

The least expensive.

Consequential work

Only valid where the zone is dry — confirm against the appliance positions.

Cost lines are relative and typical for the illustrated specification. Relative cost names the direct cost drivers, consequential work names what else changes, and watch out names the checks required. Exceptions and site conditions can change any of them. A relative direction, not an amount. Nothing here is a price; the figure belongs to whoever supplies the item and is set after measurement.

Geometric tile · Stacked tile → Next: KIT-21 Pantry backsplash tile format

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