Backsplash & Walls
The painted drywall behind the range that has absorbed three years of cooking grease and turned a shade of beige that no longer matches the rest of the kitchen. The 4-inch granite backsplash from 2003 that stops short of the upper cabinets and leaves the original eggshell exposed to every splatter. The full wall behind the new induction range that the design pin board says should be slab marble to the ceiling. The breakfast-nook wall that has been on the list for shiplap since the wall came down from the old dining-room layout. Backsplash and walls is the trade for the vertical surfaces in a kitchen update — the standard 18-inch tile backsplash between the countertop and the upper cabinets, the full-height backsplash that runs counter to ceiling behind the range, and the kitchen accent wall in shiplap, board-and-batten, or a painted feature panel. Substrate prep, tile set in fresh thinset, grout and caulk in the right products, outlet covers swapped to the new depth, and a final cleanup that does not leave thinset dust on the new countertop. Starting at $800 for a small painted accent wall up to $15,000 for a full-height slab marble backsplash with custom edge work behind a 48-inch professional range.
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Backsplash & Walls Pricing
Final pricing depends on the linear-foot run, the tile material and pattern (subway, herringbone, mosaic, slab), substrate condition, and whether outlet boxes need spacer rings and oversize covers. Each sub-category page lists detailed pricing. Stone fabricator fees for slab backsplashes pass through as a transparent line item. Request a free estimate for an accurate quote.
Send a phone photo of the wall, the countertop, and the upper cabinets — we will scope the backsplash and quote before booking.
Why Seattle Homeowners Book Handis for Backsplash & Walls
Most backsplash projects we are asked to fix were started by a tile setter who did not stop to check the substrate. The grout cracks at the corner because the drywall behind it was not skim-coated before tile went down. The outlet sits recessed half an inch behind the new tile because the spacer rings were not added before the cover went on. The caulk at the counter seam was the wrong product and split in the first thermal cycle of cooking. A kitchen backsplash is one wall in a fifty-square-foot room, but it sits at eye level over the most-used counter surface in the house — every shortcut shows. Handis runs the substrate inspection, the spacer ring count, the grout and caulk product match, and the outlet cover swap as non-negotiable steps before the first tile sets.
Estimate
Tell us the kitchen (main, butler's pantry, breakfast nook, coffee bar), the wall in scope (between counter and uppers, full-height behind the range, full accent wall), the linear-foot run, and the material direction (subway tile, mosaic, slab stone, shiplap, board-and-batten, painted feature). Phone photos of the wall, the existing backsplash if any, and the countertop edge help. We send a written quote with substrate work and any fabricator or electrician sub portion named line by line.
What Our Customers Say
Recent kitchen backsplash and accent wall reviews from verified Seattle-area customers.
White subway tile backsplash between the new quartz counter and the white shaker uppers. About fourteen linear feet across the main wall plus the range wall up to the underside of the hood. Tech skim-coated two wavy seams in the existing drywall before tile went down, swapped every outlet to a spacer ring and oversize cover. The install reads as flush as the cabinet faces.
Full-height marble herringbone behind the 36-inch range. They coordinated with the stone fabricator on the slab pieces that flanked the herringbone field. Three working days on the install. The grout color match against the marble was the part I expected to be off and it ended up perfect.
Shiplap accent wall in the breakfast nook off the kitchen. Pre-primed pine in a five-and-a-quarter-inch profile, scribed to the existing baseboard and the door trim, painted in the cabinet color. Done in two days including the final caulk and paint. Looks like the wall was always there.
Glass mosaic backsplash in our coffee-bar nook. Small scope, about four linear feet, but the rookie installer we hired first cracked four tiles trying to cut around the outlet. Handis came in, demoed the failed install, re-cut the field tile, and finished it in one half-day. The patch reads as one continuous run.
Board-and-batten on the wall opposite the kitchen island. Carpentry day plus a paint day. The MDF battens were primed both sides before install so they did not cup with the kitchen humidity. Caulk at every seam and a two-coat paint in the cabinet color. The wall looks intentional now instead of blank.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Handis kitchen backsplash and accent wall projects — scope, materials, lead time, electrical handoff, and what fits a single visit versus a multi-day install.