Travertine Backsplash #3

I started installing the backsplash tile this morning. The eight hours of cutting this weekend is finally starting to pay off...


Here are a few of tips I use for setting the tile:

• Put the tile on a board so it does not scratch the counter
• In tight spaces I prefer to put the morter / adhesive on the tile, rather than on the wall. It is a lot cleaner.

These tiles are 1/2 thick with up to 1/8 variation, so I am using a 1/4 x 1/4 notched trowel. I set up the layout so that the outlet would end up even, and I would not have really small pieces along the windows.

Here is a picture of most of the wall laid up. I still need to cut a number of thin strips to go under the window sill.


Note that the outlet is stick out a bit farther than the tile. I discovered boxes that have adjustable depth, which work really well in this case. Here is end of the kitchen shot:

This is where I left off to go watch the Beavers - my alma-mater - hopefully win the college baseball world series. Go Beavs!