Easy Way to Make a Tile Backsplash

Find out an easy way to create a tile backsplash for your kitchen. Get tips on using a self-adhesive mastic product called Bondera, which you can stick to the wall and then stick tile directly to it.

LESLIE: John in Nebraska is on the line with a kitchen-painting question. Tell us what’s going on over there.

JOHN: I’ve got a kitchen project and what I’ve – we’re doing, me and my wife, we’re painting our kitchen. And we ran into a situation that – above our stove, we replaced our range here recently with the downdraft. And like I say, we want to do painting and we’ve got cracking behind the stove, the area and …

TOM: So is the wall surface itself cracking or is it like the seam or – what are you seeing?

JOHN: I’d say it’s probably the paint. I believe we used a – I’m sure it’s a latex. And unfortunately, I think one – I’m sure one of our downfalls – we don’t have a backsplash.

TOM: So how about this, John? Why don’t you make a backsplash? How about if we tell you an easy way to make a backsplash out of tile? Would that work for you?

JOHN: OK, sure. I’d listen.

TOM: So there’s a product called Bondera – B-o-n-d-e-r-a. And it’s a self-adhesive mastic, so it’s kind of like contact paper. It’s got glue on both sides, though. And you roll this stuff out, you stick it on the wall. And then you can basically stick tile right to it without having to use any of that sort of goopy glue mastic.

And you stick the tiles right on there. It’s perfect for a backsplash. Then you grout it and you’re done. It is definitely the easiest way to do a tile backsplash. Sort of no-fuss, no-muss and you could get a backsplash done inside of a couple of hours if you plan out the tile sizes correctly.

John, thanks so much for calling us at 888-MONEY-PIT.