Glass Splashbacks Measuring Guide

 

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How To Measure Up For a Glass Splashback

Glass Splashbacks are a stunning, easy to clean,  kitchen or bathroom wall covering... This guide shows you how to measure the glass splashbacks

For most kitchens, measuring and fitting a glass splashback is as easy as measuring a rectangle and gluing it to the wall. Other kitchen can be trickier but we are here to guide you every step of the way.

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A Simple Rectangular Splashback                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

 

                                                                                 The diagram pictured here shows the specific measurements required for a                                                                                        simple rectangular glass kitchen splashback                                                                                                                                              Height measurements B and D- as not all cooker hoods an worktops are fitted                                                                                    level there can be a small variation between these two measurements. If this                                                                                      variation is less than                                                                                                                                                                                      2mm, should you wish to keep it simple just stick to the shortest measurement.                                                                                  

                                               

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                                                                               Width Measurements A and C- as with the height there can sometimes be a very                                                                                slight variation in the width at the top, and width at the bottom. It's always worth                                                                                checking to be sure                                                                                                                                                                                        Allowance for expansion- most kitchens are made from some form of wood                                                                                        which will expand and contract over time depending on conditions in your house                                                                                   (moisture content in the air an temperature). To allow for these ever so slight                                                                                      variations just deduct 2mm from measurements A, B, C and D. If you do not do                                                                                this, and your glass is a tight fit, should your kitchen units expand even 1mm the                                                                                glass will break.

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How to measure around worktop upstands or corners

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                                                                                           Using a spirit level I would draw a vertical line 5mm* inside each upstand                                                                                            to the extractor using a pencil (if you can, it depends on what's on the                                                                                                    wall). Then two more, this time 2mm inside each wall unit down to the                                                                                                  upstand. The outer lines are the widths for the top section and the inner                                                                                              lines the widths for the bottom section. For the heights then draw a                                                                                                      vertical line straight across your upstands and measure this line to the                                                                                                cooker/worktop, this is the height of the inner bottom section. The outer                                                                                              section is simply the height of the two outer lines and subtract 3mm (for                                                                                              expansion).

 

 

 

 

 

 

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How to measure for an upside down T or any other complicated shape

 

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1) Using a spirit level, mark a level horizontal line and a level vertical line on your wall. Where it is does not matter but in the middle of the space you are covering is simplest so long as you do not intersect cut outs.

 

1b) If you have tiles or there is a reason why you cannot mark the wall, use a laser level Just be careful not to bump into it or move it once you start (mark reference points on the wall so if you do move it you can reset it again to the same spot)

 

2) Measure all your heights, so if below the horizontal line measure down, if above measure up. (this means if your worktop and/or units are not level it does not matter...and they are never level!) Do this at all ends/edges (one end of wall unit to the other etc.)

 

3) Measure all your widths from the vertical line, right and left. Again, this allows for walls running off etc.  Do this at all ends/edges (one end of wall unit to the other etc.).

 

4) Allow for expansion and glass size tolerance, deduct 3-4mm from all your heights between worktop and units or worktop and cooker hoods.

 

5) For electrical sockets, you want the socket plate to fit OVER the cut out, so the cut out should be 10mm smaller. So the nearest measurement to near side of socket ADD 5mm, to the far side SUBTRACT 5mm. Same for vertical measurements (i.e. you are measuring 5mm inside the socket all the way around).

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