Milky high heat glass sounds very, very cool. Too bad it’s so expensive.
My ideal range backsplash has been a sheet of stainless that goes all the way up to the hood. When I was planning to renovate my kitchen, the contractor said he could get a sheet from a local fabricator that would cost a lot less than the “official” one from the appliance maker. But of course that wouldn’t work as well with your aesthetic on this house.
Re the truck: when H and I were renovating out first house, aka the shack, we were driving back from a supplier 40 miles away with a tub and tub surround strapped to the top of our car, v e r y slowly, when a deer jumped right in front of us and we hit it. Must have had a death wish, because we were going about 15mph around a sharp corner. Luckily, nothing fell off the car.
Bummer about the price of that glass backsplash… Agree with Consolation - it sounds cool and functional.
Our truck story involved driving with a pallet of big retaining wall blocks… and collecting a few of said blocks off the middle of a busy intersection when we had to stop to avoid the punk who cut in front of us. After said fiasco, we drove 12 more pallets and pretty much everything that got installed in the backyard - without an issue.
I love large-format glass backsplashes; but then, I may have been the one to suggest them. In general, I’m a fan of anything that minimizes or eliminates grout!
I never thought about the durability issue. On the other hand, my current backsplash is a handmade glazed tile. I’m pretty sure it would chip or crack if I whacked it with a heavy pan.
I’m with zipyourlips: the less grout in the vicinity of the cooking surface, the better.
I bet that flat glass is a lot easier to clean than many tiles–Windex?–and the grout is just awful. Since I have never in my life whacked a tile backsplash with a pan, I can’t imagine that doing so is a significant concern. A porcelain tile would chip or crack at least as easily as glass, I would think.
We have a corian backsplash in our kitchen. It has worked beautifully for the nearly 3 decades we’ve enjoyed our kitchen and many years by the prior owner. It is VERY low maintenance and care, and we LOVE it!
I just had a discussion with another Glass guy I have used in the past. He says there are two choices for the backsplash… glass that is opaque all the way through (expensive) or clear glass panels. The clear glass panels will absorb the color of the wall behind it… or I can do ‘back painting’ onto the back of the glass myself. The glass is tempered and can withstand the heat - you would have to put a full blow torch up to it to get it to crack.
Oh boy, I can see some kind of DIY back painting project in my future. He did say that it can be an issue in several years if we use epoxy to adhere the glass panels to the wall - sometimes the epoxy/adhesive eats through the paint and starts making the glass look horrible. So, instead, he suggests that we just silicone the edges in place only.
Here is an interesting flip that just came on the market - I’m going to watch this one.
Less view, same skinny balcony, no yard (small back patio about same size as my retaining wall area), hate the ceiling fans, all bedrooms upstairs. Probably only has some views upstairs and my project is better situated with ‘upside down’ main living area, with bedrooms, upstairs with the views. This house is on the other side of the peninsular looking over the harbor. Big drawback is the garage is under the house and you have to go up stairs to get to front door - I don’t think there is an interior staircase inside the house, but I could be wrong.
Just listed at $1.1 to $1.2 million price range (I don’t think they will get it)
Zilliow says “recently sold” - must be the pre-flip sale for $833K they refer to… Note carpet on the stairs and carpet in the lower level. Also has solar panels.
Fingers crossed it sells quickly for you to have a decent comp $$$
Same house as on Zillow. That was a quick flip!! Zillow says the recent sale was closed in June 2015!
“2 shoppers saved this home”
Let me guess one of them is CB.
The Newell house kitchen looks small by comparison to yours. Dislike the black railings on the stairway and upstairs. Bathrooms are lost opportunity for imaginative design.
The Google sat map shows the Newell house back lot is much smaller than yours.
P.S. I had previously suggested the cable wiring for the balcony if the glass panels do not work out.
Coralbrook, for your listing: invest in gorgeous pictures of the views from your house and include dusk and night shots. Those are very appealing.
The deck overlooks either a parking lot or a street. That’s no fun.
Very bad kitchen.
Window to the deck from the LR is relatively small. Or is that from a BR? CB’s house has wall to wall windows.
I agree that taking the photos at twilight is quite striking. But I think CB’s house is better. Let’s see what this sells for. Could be very interesting.
After said fiasco, we drove 12 more pallets and pretty much everything that got installed in the backyard - without an issue.
