Kitchen Backsplash Design and Installation in Jacksonville

A backsplash is the part of the kitchen that takes the splatter from a weeknight pasta pot and the salt air that drifts in when the slider is open. It is also the surface guests notice first when they lean on the island. Legacy Interior Services designs and installs kitchen backsplashes across North Florida and Southeast Georgia from our office at 8475 Western Way, Suite 160, in Southside Jacksonville. This page is about the installation service, not a trend list. We already have newsroom articles on herringbone marble, stove surrounds, and why households like a backsplash; those posts are complementary reading, not a substitute for a scoped job.

Call (877) 395-6303 or email [email protected] when you want a quote. We price the wall, the cuts around outlets, and the material together, so there is no single published rate.

Materials we actually set on the wall

Porcelain and ceramic tile remain the workhorses, including subway layouts, stacked joints, and patterns that need a careful centerline over the range. Natural marble and other stone need a sealing conversation and a different cut plan, especially on a long run behind a cooktop in a bright Ponte Vedra kitchen. Glass mosaic looks sharp but shows every wavy wall in an older Murray Hill bungalow. Ledger stone and mixed-stone range walls, which we have installed with stainless hoods, belong in a design that already accounts for the hood’s width and the cabinet reveals.

We will tell you if a material is a poor neighbor to the countertop you already chose. A busy stone counter plus a busy mosaic can fight each other. A quiet field with a short decorative band is often the calmer answer in a galley that already has a lot happening at the window over the sink.

Timing: after the counters, not before

Backsplash tile should wait until the countertops are set and the sink and cooktop cutouts are real, not estimated. Otherwise the bottom edge does not land, and the outlets end up half in the tile and half in the drywall. If your kitchen remodel also includes a new floor, we will talk about which trade goes first so the walls are not dirty from floor work after the grout has been cleaned.

Outlets, switches, and window sills drive the layout more than a mood board does. In Jacksonville houses, a second sink in the island usually does not get a full backsplash, but the wall behind the range and the wall under a window often do, and those two planes should be planned as one composition. We dry-lay or at least map the pattern so a sliver cut is not sitting next to the most visible outlet.

Prep, moisture, and range walls

Painted drywall has to be sound. Grease that has lived on a wall for years needs to be cleaned, and shiny paint may need to be scuffed so thinset can hold. If a range wall is open to a stud bay because a hood is being changed, that is a different job than tiling over a finished wall, and it may involve another trade before we start. We do not treat a backsplash as a way to cover a leaking window or a damp exterior wall on the ocean side of a Beaches house. Fix the water first.

Associations, electrical, and what we will not assume

An interior backsplash, by itself, is finish work. If the project also adds circuits, moves a range, or changes a gas line, those items follow the City of Jacksonville’s rules for electrical, mechanical, or gas permits and certified trades. Ask the Building Inspection Division at 214 N. Hogan Street when the scope leaves the wall surface. Neighborhood associations rarely regulate an indoor backsplash, but they may care about an exterior vent cap for a new hood. Check before the hood is ordered.

If you are only changing the backsplash and want the adjacent walls refreshed, see our residential painting page. A new kitchen floor can be quoted in the same visit so colors are chosen together.

Frequently asked questions

Can you tile up to the ceiling?

Yes, when the wall is prepared and the layout is planned for the extra height, including around a hood and any soffit. Full-height tile changes the cut count and the time, and we will put that in the quote.

Do I have to replace the outlets?

Not always, but covers and sometimes the boxes need attention so the tile sits flat and the devices stay safe and square. If a box has to be moved, that is electrical work with its own rules.

Will you install a tile I already bought?

If there is enough material, including extra for cuts and future repairs, and if the product is suitable for a heat-and-splash wall, we can often install it. Bring the boxes and the lot numbers.

How do I start?

Send photos of the wall, the counters, and the hood or microwave to [email protected], or call (877) 395-6303 and use our contact form. The office is at 8475 Western Way, Suite 160, Jacksonville, FL 32256.

If the backsplash is only one wall in a larger finish plan, we can usually walk the kitchen and the adjoining rooms in the same visit so the grout color, the wall paint, and the floor are not chosen in isolation.

Request a backsplash quote

Legacy Interior Services will look at the actual wall, not only a sample board, and will quote a backsplash that can live behind a working First Coast kitchen.