Alternative splashbacks to glass and tile

[arms]

they use 6mm toughened glass for splash backs

once glass is toughened it cant be cut ,the line will simply follow any thing in the glass fracture line BEFORE it was toughened,
tiles are standard ,glass is expensive ,laminate is unpractible,granite is a cost relative to the expensive of your top,so that leaves me with go with the flow ,do as you wish to do and if your budget doesnt match your desires ,hang off until it does ,because you will only get one chance to do it right and many chances to do it wrong ,be patient !!!

[Bleedin Thumb]

Tazibarn, could you let us have a small clue as to what this companies name may be?

[renomart]

Yeah, don't keep us in suspense!

[chrise]

A company on the central coast has successfully produced splashbacks that reflect even better than glass at half the price. .

Please tell us the name as I would be very interested in seeing their products as well

[Tazibarn]

Please tell us the name as I would be very interested in seeing their products as well

They are currently organising getting it out to interior designers and architects. They have already put test cases out there over the past four years with great success. No complaints, just heaps of the "wow" factor. It has something to do with what they finish with and how and the substrate.When I get more info I will happily pass it on. They are organising testimonials for the customers who have had them installed. Then samples are a couple of months off. Stay tuned.

[totoblue]

the other product I looked at, was on the inventers and it was an acrylic product that you set yourself (levels perfectly) and can be got in any colour - go to the inventors web site at abc and work your way through - would have been in 04 or first half of 05.

This is at
http://www.abc.net.au/newinventors/txt/s1378759.htm
Took a while to find...

If using a sheet of laminate, i'd put clear glass in front, especially if you have gas and a wok burner.

That wouldn't comply with gas regulations in VIC and SA. Don't know about elsewhere.

[Sybarite]

Thanks for that link - it looks extremely interesting.

Of particular note is that the product is intended to meet Australian
Standards for non combustibility.

This will be a real plus for those looking for a single splashback material for the entire kitchen (that is not tiles).

Now to wait for the pricing...

[Bleedin Thumb]

I just contacted the people about the Liquid Surface Solutions - the ones that were on the New Inventors. The stuffs not on the market as they're selling the product rights, and they (NuTech paints) don't know when it will see the light of day.. It won't be quick no doubt.

So Taziban, what is this company called on the Central Coast...

[Damon_11]

I've done splashbacks the same as my Bizassa Stone benchtops - looks the ducks nuts....

[Splashbacks]

We have had enormous success with our alternative to glass splashbacks. They are mistaken for glass but is not and is a fraction of the cost. One client passed a comment that when family first saw their kitchen, the comment was "I thought you weren't getting glass splashbacks?" Email us on [email protected] and we will be happy to send you pics. We are still working on getting it out to there so thought we would just let everyone know in case they are interested. Sorry for the delays folks. Thanks Tazibarn!

[pawnhead]

Email us on [email protected] and we will be happy to send you pics. We are still working on getting it out to there so thought we would just let everyone know in case they are interested. Sorry for the delays folks. Thanks Tazibarn!

Post them in the thread so we can all have a geez.

[Pulse]

I know this is an old post but has anyone used Akril? They distribute through Nover which have heaps of locations.

I might look into it for my next project

Pulse

[Cliff Rogers]

The walls in our kitchen are rendered block so we are going to seal them & sand them smooth & paint them.

[Splashbacks]

Sorry everyone. We have been inundated with emails and am working on replying to one and all. In the meantime, as pawnhead suggested, here are some pics. I am not a pc wizard so I hope these work out for you all. Please continue to send your emails and we will be pleased to help you. We have a lot of work ahead of us to get out there but we will be happy to help anyone who is interested.

[supa007]

We're going to have those middle window (between wall cabinets and floor units) right across the kitchen. Can we use any glass window or does it need to be toughened and fire proof?