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TenOC
Nomad
Mar 08, 2017

Vinyl tile backsplash -- Not Smart Tiles???

I am thinking about adding a blacksplash made from FLOOR grade vinyl peel and stick tile.

I have looked at the paper thin "smart tiles" but do not like the selection. Has anyone use the regular floor vinyl tiles? Will they stay on the wall with the high summer heat in a RV travel trailer?
  • TenOC wrote:
    I am thinking about adding a blacksplash made from FLOOR grade vinyl peel and stick tile.

    I have looked at the paper thin "smart tiles" but do not like the selection. Has anyone use the regular floor vinyl tiles? Will they stay on the wall with the high summer heat in a RV travel trailer?


    Why not use real tile? I did when I re did my bathroom and it worked great and the small amount you use is not a weight factor.

    Here are some pics of what I did:


    Using this product to stick the tiles to the wall:


    I grouted it with a sanded silicone grout from a tube.

    Here is the finished bathroom:


    Now this tile has gone thousands of miles and endured temperatures as low as -31deg below zero and has never moved or come loose.

    Use the real thing you wont regret it in either appearance or durability.
  • Almot's avatar
    Almot
    Explorer III
    Daniel, that vanity cabinet looks nice too. Something for a future project. I'll never understand why they at RV factories cobble up those ugly boxes with tiny "RV sink" when a nice vanity costs under $140.
  • Almot wrote:
    Daniel, that vanity cabinet looks nice too. Something for a future project. I'll never understand why they at RV factories cobble up those ugly boxes with tiny "RV sink" when a nice vanity costs under $140.


    I got mine in Tucson at Lowes for $99 with the sink. The faucet was an additional $32. The little cbinet next to it was $55 at HD infinished I had to paint it.

    We really love the "real" sink and faucet.

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