Kitchen Splashbacks Adelaide

Kitchen Fox installs kitchen splashbacks across Greater Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills — coloured glass, subway and herringbone tile, full-height stone, mirror, pressed-tin, mosaic. Coordinated with the bench and the cabinetry so the joints meet, the heat ratings clear the cooktop spec, and the visual rhythm reads as one decision rather than three.

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What we install

Five common Adelaide splashback materials, each with different aesthetic, durability and cost outcomes:

• Glass splashbacks. Coloured (back-painted), low-iron clear, mirrored. Tempered to AS/NZS 2208 for heat tolerance behind cooktops. Single-piece up to 3.6m, no joints. Premium clean-line look.
• Tile splashbacks. Subway, herringbone, mosaic, large-format porcelain. Most affordable per square metre. Grout choice (epoxy or cement-based) drives long-term cleanability.
• Full-height stone. Continuation of the bench material vertically up the wall. Premium spec — same slab, mitred join, no visible separation between bench and splashback. Common with porcelain and sintered stone.
• Mirror splashbacks. Antique mirror or clear mirror, tempered for heat tolerance. Visually expanding small kitchens; reflective glare to manage.
• Pressed-tin splashbacks. Heritage character look. Painted and sealed for cooking-zone protection.

Read the full materials breakdown — kitchen splashback materials guide.

What’s included in a splashback install

• Free templating consultation — typically same day as the bench template if both are ordered together.
• Material selection — showroom samples, supplier visits for premium glass or tile.
• Fabrication or sourcing — glass cut, polished and back-painted; tile sourced and quantified; stone cut and finished.
• Install — typically one day on-site, after the bench is in.
• Sealing and grout — epoxy grout where the kitchen warrants (high-cleanability, stain-resistant); cement-based for budget jobs with regular sealing.
• Heat-rating compliance — splashbacks behind gas or induction cooktops meet AS/NZS heat-tolerance requirements.

Cost guidance — Adelaide splashback pricing in 2026

Glass splashback — $400 to $700 per square metre installed. Single-piece coloured glass on a 3-metre run runs about $1,800 to $3,200 fully installed.

Tile splashback — $250 to $600 per square metre installed depending on tile spec. Subway tile in a 4 sqm splashback runs $1,200 to $2,800 installed. Herringbone or specialty pattern adds 15-20% on labour.

Full-height stone splashback — $900 to $1,800 per square metre installed. Continuation of the bench slab; premium spec.

Mirror splashback — $500 to $900 per square metre installed.

Pressed-tin splashback — $300 to $600 per square metre installed depending on panel size.

Coordination with bench and cabinetry

The most common Adelaide splashback regret is mismatched timing. The bench is installed, the splashback ordered separately weeks later, the colours don’t match the doors, and the join between the bench top edge and the splashback bottom edge looks wrong. We avoid this by quoting bench, splashback and cabinetry as one job — same finishes board, same designer, same install crew sequence.

If you’ve come to us for splashback only, that works too, but we’ll need photos and dimensions of the existing bench and cabinetry so the colour and join match.

Behind the cooktop — heat ratings explained

Splashbacks behind gas or induction cooktops carry heat-tolerance requirements. The headline rules:

• Glass — must be tempered to AS/NZS 2208. Untempered glass cracks from cooking heat.
• Tile — porcelain and ceramic tile is heat-tolerant by default. Grout choice matters more than the tile itself.
• Stone — quartz, porcelain and sintered stone all clear cooktop heat ratings. Some natural marbles can stain from cooking oil splatter; sealing is essential.
• Mirror — tempered for cooktop adjacency. Untempered mirror is unsafe.
• Pressed-tin — sealed and painted; cooking-zone protection requires the right paint specification.

We check the heat-rating compliance as a standard step in the quote.

Frequently asked questions

What’s the most low-maintenance splashback?

Single-piece glass — no grout lines to clean, wipes down with mild detergent, no resealing required. Full-height porcelain or sintered stone runs a close second.

Is tile splashback dated?

Subway tile and herringbone are classic — they don’t read as dated. Old-school 100×100 ceramic tile in 1970s-80s colours does. The choice of tile pattern and grout colour matters more than the material itself.

Can I match the bench to the splashback?

Yes — full-height stone splashback continuing the bench material vertically up the wall is the premium spec. Most common with porcelain or sintered stone. The mitred join between bench horizontal and splashback vertical is invisible if the slab and templating are accurate.

Do you do splashback-only jobs?

Yes. We quote splashback-only work — templating, fabrication, install — with existing cabinetry and bench retained. The minimum efficient job is typically 2 square metres.

What’s the lead time on a splashback install?

Glass splashbacks — typically two to three weeks fabrication. Tile splashbacks — one to two weeks lead-time on tile order plus a one-day install. Full-height stone — same lead time as the bench (two to three weeks). Mirror splashbacks — one to two weeks fabrication.