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Kitchen backsplashes and tile floors, set to the same standard.

The trade in our name works in the kitchen too, and it has for years. Backsplashes run $2,500 to $6,500 installed, kitchen tile floors run $5,000 to $15,000, and both carry the same laser layout, the same firm written number, and the same hands that build our bathrooms.

$2,500–$6,500 Backsplashes2–3 Day InstallsLaser LayoutFirm Written Price
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SVC. 09 / KITCHEN TILE
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How much does a kitchen backsplash cost?

A kitchen backsplash costs $2,500 to $6,500 installed, depending on the tile, the wall footage, and the edge details. Full-height and slab-look installations run higher. Kitchen tile floors typically run $5,000 to $15,000. Every project carries one firm written number before work begins.

The backsplash is the most-seen tile in the house

Guests stand at the island and look straight at the range wall, which puts the backsplash in front of more eyes than any other surface you own. We plan the layout around that sight line. The pattern centers on the hood, the cuts at each end of the run come out matched rather than one full tile and one sliver, and the edges finish in mitered returns or a fine metal profile instead of a bullnose that announces itself.

Floors that handle the hardest-working room

Kitchen floors take dropped pans, rolling stools, dogs, and 20 years of foot traffic, and porcelain handles all of it when the substrate underneath is right. We flatten and prep before the first tile is set, control lippage on large formats the same way we do inside a shower, and offer radiant heat under any kitchen floor we build.

How kitchen work fits the schedule

Kitchen tile scopes are contained work. Backsplashes finish in 2 to 3 days and floors run about a week including substrate prep, which slots them cleanly between our bathroom builds and keeps the calendar honest for everyone. We set the tile scope inside your kitchen project and coordinate timing with your cabinet and countertop trades. Full bathroom remodels remain the flagship of the schedule.

SVC. 09.B / LOCATING YOUR NUMBER
The Question Every Backsplash Quote Raises

What puts a backsplash at $2,500 versus $6,500?

Four things move the number: the tile itself, whether the field runs to the underside of the cabinets or full height to the ceiling, how the edges terminate, and how complex the pattern is to cut. A simple subway field to the cabinet line sits near the bottom. Full-height slab-look porcelain with mitered returns sits near the top.

Read these 4 against your own kitchen and you will know roughly where your project sits before anyone visits.

01

The tile

Machine-made subway and standard porcelain cut fast and forgive small variations. Handmade-look ceramic arrives with intentional size variation that has to be worked around tile by tile, marble and mosaic cut slowly and waste more, and slab-look porcelain panels are heavy and unforgiving. The material sets the labor as much as it sets the material cost.

Subway or standard porcelain → near $2,500 · Marble, mosaic, or slab-look → toward $6,500
02

Where the field stops

Running tile to the underside of the wall cabinets is the standard scope. Carrying it full height behind the range, or all the way to the ceiling across the whole wall, adds square footage and adds the harder cuts, because the top of a wall is where the house stops being square.

To the cabinet line → near $2,500 · Full height → toward $6,500
03

How the edges finish

An edge is where a backsplash gives itself away. A stock bullnose is quick and reads as builder work. A mitered return wraps the tile around the corner so the material looks solid, and a fine metal profile gives a crisp line. Both take longer and both are what people notice without knowing why.

Bullnose → near $2,500 · Mitered returns or metal profile → toward $6,500
04

How much cutting the pattern demands

A straight stack or a running bond moves quickly. Herringbone, chevron, and picture-framed panels around the range multiply the cuts and the layout work, and every added outlet, window return, and cabinet end is another set of decisions made on paper before the saw runs.

Stacked or running bond → near $2,500 · Herringbone or framed panels → toward $6,500
SVC. 09.D / THE DETAILS
Same Tile, Same Budget, Different Result

What separates a good backsplash from a great one?

Four layout decisions, all made before any tile is cut: where the outlets fall relative to the grout joints, whether the pattern centers on the range hood, how the edges terminate, and how the field ends at the cabinet run. None of them cost more in material and all of them are visible from the island.

01

Outlets inside the grout joints

Cover plates landing in the middle of a tile leave 4 awkward cuts around every outlet, and a range wall can hold 6 of them. Where the spacing allows, we set the field so the plates sit inside grout joints and the cuts disappear. It is the single most visible difference between a backsplash that reads custom and one that reads rental.

02

The pattern centers on the hood

The range wall is the focal point, so the layout starts there and works outward rather than starting in a corner and letting the pattern land wherever it lands. Done right, the hood sits on a centerline and both ends of the run finish with matched cuts.

03

The edges get mitered

Where tile turns an outside corner at a window return or the end of a cabinet run, we miter the edges so the material wraps like a solid piece. The alternative is a stock trim strip in a color that never quite matches.

04

The field ends on purpose

A backsplash has to stop somewhere, and where it stops is a decision. Ending flush with a cabinet edge, carrying to an inside corner, or terminating at a wall break all read as intentional. Ending in a partial tile mid-wall reads as running out of budget.

SVC. 09.P / A CLIENT’S WORDS
★★★★★

“Multiple jobs with backsplash, tub surround, and bathroom and they were truly amazing people to work with. Super recommend and very friendly.”

Holly S. · Mar 2021
SVC. 09.G / THE WORK
Kitchen Backsplash · Centered On The Range WallPROJ / A
Kitchen Tile Floor · Large-Format PorcelainPROJ / B
SVC. 09.A / AT A GLANCE

Kitchen tile, summarized

Investment
Backsplashes $2,500–$6,500 installed; kitchen tile floors $5,000–$15,000 by size and material, firm in writing.
Timeline
Backsplashes finish in 2 to 3 days; floors run about a week including substrate prep.
Materials
Slab-look porcelain, handmade-look ceramic, marble and mosaic, large-format floor tile, with heated floors available under any of them.
The scope
We build the tile lane in a kitchen and coordinate with your cabinet, countertop, and appliance trades. Bathrooms remain our flagship.
The standard
The Precision Standard applies wall to wall: planned on paper, set to tolerance, cleaned up every evening.
2026 Cost GuideTile CraftsmanshipHeated FloorsAbout Shawn
We measure the wall, plan the outlets, and put one number in writing.
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SVC. 09.Q / QUESTIONS
Answered Straight

Kitchen tile questions, answered straight.

How much does a kitchen backsplash cost?
A kitchen backsplash costs $2,500 to $6,500 installed, depending on the tile, the wall footage, and the edge details. Full-height and slab-look installations run higher. Kitchen tile floors typically run $5,000 to $15,000. Every project carries one firm written number before work begins.
What puts a backsplash at $2,500 versus $6,500?
Four things move the number: the tile itself, whether the field runs to the underside of the cabinets or full height to the ceiling, how the edges terminate, and how complex the pattern is to cut. A simple subway field to the cabinet line sits near the bottom. Full-height slab-look porcelain with mitered returns sits near the top.
How long will my kitchen be a work zone?
Backsplashes usually finish in 2 to 3 days, and floors run about a week including substrate prep. We protect counters and cabinets, contain the dust, and reset the space every evening.
Do you do full kitchen remodels?
We build the tile scope, backsplashes and floors, to the same standard as our bathrooms, and we coordinate cleanly with your cabinet, countertop, and appliance trades. Full bathroom remodels are our flagship, and tile is the trade we sign our name to in every room.
Can you put heated floors in a kitchen?
Yes, and it is one of the better upgrades in the house. The same radiant system we build into bathrooms goes under kitchen tile, sized to the room and run on its own programmable thermostat.
Do you tile around existing outlets?
Yes, and where the outlets land is a layout decision rather than an afterthought. We plan the field so cover plates sit inside grout joints wherever the spacing allows, which is the single most visible difference between a backsplash that reads custom and one that does not.
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Start with an hour in your own kitchen.

Shawn measures the wall, walks the tile you are considering, and plans where the outlets and the pattern land before anything is quoted. You get the number in writing within days.

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