Carefully slide the blade of your putty knife in between the seam where the granite backsplash meets the wall that it s covering.
Removing granite backsplash strip.
Removing the granite backsplash since you ve already managed to remove the caulking set aside the utility knife for now and get the putty knife.
It is easy it is only caulked in place and if you plan to tile the wall with anything except glass tiles any damage to drywall shouldn t be a problem.
Do you think it is possible to remove the backsplash without damage to the actual countertop.
Start gently prying away the backsplash from the wall.
My goal is to then put a subway tile backsplash.
Definitely get rid of the granite backsplash.
During this reno we also had to remove the 4 granite backsplash from the wall.
How to remove granite backsplash easily.
A little joint compound will repair any damage well enough for tiling.
Just to make a note i was only removing the backsplash to put new backsplash up.
This past weekend we started on our kitchen backsplash project.
Any tile person will be capable of removing the backsplash.
I was very nervous at first because this was new to me but it was much easier than i thought.
I would like to remove the backsplash without removing or damaging the actual granite countertops.
Removing a 4 inch granite backsplash the first thing you have to do is to cut the caulk seal around the backsplash because it s strong enough to keep the backsplash in place all on its own.
It looks like the backsplash is resting on top of the counter but i can t tell how if it is adhered.