Has anyone got glass splashbacks?

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How do you find cleaning them, do they mark? Where is a good company to buy from?
Am thinking of using glass instead of tiles for a change. Thanks

I'm thinking about using glass too so will watch with interest. I believe holes for sockets can be an issue?

We are getting these. My MIL has them - assume you are talking kitchen?

She hasn't mentioned that hers are difficult to clean. Anything is easier than tiles! Ecloth-tastic is how I expect to go....

They approached a local window company who sourced the glass for them. Mind you, the first one sent wasn't toughed so cracked on day two - oops! A replacement was swiftly dispatched and it looks absolutely lovely.

We are about to install a whole glass staircase and balcony too, but the glazier is the one my main contractor uses.

Once kitchen is in, I suspect I will approach the same people (assume they do a good job on the staircase!)

And cleaning, yes, ecloths all round for me I imagine with the expanse we are going to have.

Mollyschambers - holes for sockets is what caused my MIL's crack.. but second time (once they had remembered to toughen it) it was absolutely fine.

But you do need a specialist maker and installer.

just looking at mine now, behind the hob...the builder put it in, large sheet, with four silver screws to hold in place. at the moment, grease smears that are v hard to get rid of, few splashes down back and accumulation of crumbs at bottom that i can't remove. and i am mrs clean. wouldn't do again.

I have them in my kitchen, and they are easier to clean than tiles because of the smooth surface. They look fantastic, I have had them for two and half years and they look perfect.

I also did a cheaper version of them. We were originally quoted a very high sum from a specialist person, the main reason seemed to be that the paint on the back of the glass (I assume you're having a colour) was specialist paint that was very pricey. I did quite a lot of research, and despite being told by the specialist companies that plain glass painted with regular paint wouldn't work, I didn't believe them, mainly because I had a glass coffee table than I had painted the underside of and it looked fantastic.

So, I got glazers to cut out the glass templates (they are throughout my kitchen, behind the sink, stove, with cut-outs etc) and then painted the back of the glass (we used safety glass) with regular paint. It has worked beautifully, and they look fantastic. It cost a quarter of what I got quoted.

Quick and v. urgent question as templaters are coming v. soon - how tall are your splashbacks and are they tall enough?

getting more urgenter.....

Bought mine from John lewis so far it has been easy to clean but then it has only been up for 5 days! splash back on wall behind hob goes upto the extractor fan.

thank you. :)

Also watching with interest here. Rycie, that sounds like a brilliant plan - do you mind my asking how much it cost to do your splashbacks.

Thankyou your thoughts were very helpful.