$12.18 - $21.43 per square foot.
Find the average cost to install a ceramic tile backsplash yourself compared with the cost of hiring a tile contractor.  1 For example, a 25 square foot space could cost anywhere from $325 to as much as $600. 2  On a forum thread on the website Gardenweb.com, homeowners claimed that they paid around $550 to install a 42 square foot area; some paid as much as $30 per square foot to have the backsplash installed. 1 sep. 2013. How to install a simple subway tile kitchen backsplash. Depending on the tile that is to be installed, and where it will be installed, it is sometimes appropriate to use mastic as an adhesive for the tile. Project size. Most contractors will charge small tile installation projects at higher rate. For example, price for the installation of 45 sq. ft. porcelain floor tile in a small hallway will be around $450 to $550, which makes it $11.25 - $12.30 per square foot. All numbers in the charts are prices to install tile, apply grout and sealer if necessary excluding materials cost. If installer will buy thin-set or mortar as well as grout the price for installation will increase at $0.9 - $1.9 per square foot. All custom work will be estimated based on its complexity. Our free calculator uses recent, trusted data to estimate costs for your Tile Backsplash Installation project. For a basic 120 square feet project in zip code 47474, the benchmark cost to Install a Tile Backsplash ranges between $12.18 - $21.43 per square foot* . To estimate costs for your project: 1 Our tile is on 12 x 12 mesh sheets of very small splitface natural stone (here's a full description http://solistone.com/modern.shtml). It's a small job-I've purchased 50 sq ft, and that's generously allowing for waste. That's almost $30 per sq ft. The tile itself is $1000, and I had only budgeted $1500 fot the total. So I'm obviously going to get more quotes now and will think $15-20 per ft reasonable installation charge (particularly since this tile is relatively simple to install!). But if it is a 700 ft 2 basement has to be tiled with the same porcelain tile, an installer typically offers much better deal on labor per square foot and will price the project at $2,800 - $3,100 or $4.0 - $4.4 per sq. ft. Design and layout will have significant impact on the tile installation prices. All numbers in the charts are prices to install tile, apply grout and sealer if necessary excluding materials cost. If installer will buy thin-set or mortar as well as grout the price for installation will increase at $0.9 - $1.9 per square foot. All custom work will be estimated based on its complexity. 1 On average, installing a backsplash can range in price from $13 to as much as $24 per square foot. 2  This will not include the tile and supplies, but is for installation only. 3  For example, a 25 square foot space could cost anywhere from $325 to as much as $600. 1 On a forum thread on the website Gardenweb.com, homeowners claimed that they paid around $550 to install a 42 square foot area; some paid as much as $30 per square foot to have the backsplash installed. They usually run between $5 and $15 per square foot. Trimmed tiles are a band of tile that borders your backsplash with a distinct look. These usually come in strips of tile that are about 2 or 3 inches by 11 or 12 inches, and normally cost between $3 and $10 each.
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