The work costs from €24/m², like other tiling, only the area is small, and cutting around sockets and corners makes it more difficult. In your request, write the length and height of the splashback and the condition of the wall.
How a splashback differs from other tiling
The splashback sits between two pieces of furniture, so its dimensions are set by the kitchen units: the height of the worktop and the lower edge of the wall units. On this wall there are usually several sockets and switches, perhaps also a connection for the sink tap, so the tiles have to be cut around each of them.
The area by the sink and hob is wet and greasy. In the technical data sheet for Ceresit CL 51 waterproofing, the manufacturer also mentions kitchens as wet rooms. In corners and at sanitaryware, the manufacturer of Ceresit CM 17 recommends filling the joints with silicone rather than grout, and the joint with the worktop is usually filled the same way.
Sources: Ceresit CL 51 and Ceresit CM 17 technical data sheets. Checked 11.11.2026.
The work in the usual sequence
- The wall Old tiles or paint that is coming away are removed; the wall is levelled and primed.
- Socket positions New socket and switch points are brought out before the tiles; after tiling, the existing sockets are refitted on the new surface.
- Tiling Tiles are stuck onto the prepared wall and cut around sockets and corners.
- Grout joints On walls, the manufacturer of Ceresit CM 17 allows grouting after at least 12 hours.
- Silicone The joint with the worktop and the corners are filled with silicone.
What to decide before the work
- Whether the splashback is tiled before or after the kitchen units are installed. If the worktop is already there, the splashback starts from it.
- How many sockets are needed and where. Each new point is a separate row in the estimate.
- Whether the tiles will also go behind the hob and the extractor hood.
- Tile size and pattern: small tiles and patterns need more cutting.
- Whether you will choose the materials yourself.
If the kitchen has a gas hob, bear in mind the rules. A gas hob or another appliance whose combustion products are not discharged into a flue may be replaced or moved within one room, in agreement with the gas supplier. An appliance with a flue needs the supplier's permission even in the same room, and a report on the flue and ventilation ducts. Moving it to another room needs the supplier's technical conditions, a report on the flue and ventilation ducts, and a building design. Gas work is not part of the renovation estimate.
Cabinet Regulation No. 336; LBN 241-15 (internal natural gas pipelines), sub-paragraph 2.15, paragraphs 7–9 and 67. Checked 11.11.2026.
If you are renovating the whole kitchen, see kitchen renovation.
How much kitchen splashback tiling costs
Tiling: from €24/m². Socket, switch or light point: from €12 per point. Prices are for labour. Materials are calculated separately in the estimate.
Example: a splashback 3 m long and 0.6 m high is 1.8 m². Tiling 1.8 × €24 = from €43.20 for labour. With such a small area, the price depends more on the condition of the wall, the number of sockets, and the tile size and pattern.
All prices are on the page renovation prices. An exact estimate can be made after seeing the apartment.
What is in the price and what is not
What this work includes
- sticking tiles onto a prepared wall
- cutting tiles around sockets, switches and corners
What is calculated separately
- tiles, adhesive, grout and silicone
- removing the old finish and levelling the wall
- new sockets and switches
Sources
- CL 51 waterproofing is intended for wet rooms, kitchens too checked 11 November 2026
- Grouting on walls after 12 h; silicone in corners and at sanitaryware checked 11 November 2026
- Replacing or moving a gas hob within one room; appliance with a flue; moving to another room checked 11 November 2026