17339. Making a Copper Backsplash

Letter 17339

Making a Copper Backsplash

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I want to use hammered copper on my kitchen backsplash but I cannot find a source. Please tell me suppliers of hammered copper sheets or even copper ceiling tiles - I have seen these used in backsplashes also.

Sharon O [last name deleted for privacy]
- Bakersfield, CA, USA

Hello, Sharon.

You could get the sheet in plain, rather than hammered -- then in letter 34185, the readers tell you how to hammer the pattern yourself. They suggest that it is relatively easy, and better than settling for someone's else's hammer pattern anyway. I haven't tried it myself, and can't predict how good a job you could do.

Plain sheet is available from a number of sources: Online Metals sells the copper in stock sizes or cut to your measurements in a couple of thicknesses, and they have some design guides on line. [Disclosure: finishing.com may get a commission if you follow the link]. Good luck!

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey

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I want to use copper as a backsplash in the kitchen. How can I seal/coat/treat it to keep it from getting stained and to make it easy to clean.

Thanks,

Roberta C [last name deleted for privacy]
- Placerville, CA

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Ed. note: The site's supporting advertisers Agate Lacquer and G.J. Nikolas offer lacquers that should be suitable, Roberta.

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Hello;

I am looking for hammered Copper sheet metal to build a vent hood out of. Please send any Info you might have.

Thanks,

JACK S [last name deleted for privacy]
hobbyist - BAXLEY, GEORGIA, USA

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I am remodeling my kitchen. Many of the accents are copper (faucet, cabinet pulls). I would like to put up a copper backsplash rather than tile. I assume it would be copper sheeting. I would like to do the whole backsplash area. It would be about 40 square feet. Has any one done this before and if so, do you have suggestions about where to start? (what gauge of copper sheeting, how to adhere it to the wall, any design hints, are there fabricators who work with this type of project, should I polyurethane it? ) Any help on how to begin with this project would be appreciated.

Thank you,

Nancy R
homeowner - Evanston, Illinois, USA

I put up two-foot square metal tiles as a backsplash in my kitchen. However, I used powder coated steel rather than copper sheet. Liquid Nails worked. Lacquer is designed specifically for copper and brass products, and may prove more satisfactory than polyurethane (plus it's easily removeable). Good luck.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
finishing.com
Brick, New Jersey

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