Benefits of Full-Slab Stone Backsplashes

It keeps your walls safe from splashes and splatters. It elevates the tone of your entire kitchen or bathroom. It is your backsplash – one of the first features you’re bound to notice whenever you make a snack or take a shower.

Any backsplash can perform protective and aesthetic functions. But not all backsplashes are equal. If you want the backsplash that’s easiest to clean, quickest to install, and a perfect accompaniment to your existing countertops, then only a full-slab stone backsplash will do.

What Is a Full-Slab Stone Backsplash?

Picture a full slab of ribs. It is all of the ribs: together, as one unit. A full-slab backsplash is nowhere near as delicious, but it is similarly coherent: made of a single flat slab of natural stone instead of multiple smaller pieces grouted together.

You cannot buy a full-slab backsplash off the rack. Your home’s unique dimensions require custom fabrication, and a full-slab backsplash’s unwieldy size and weight necessitate installation by trained professionals. But the juice is well worth the squeeze, because no backsplash is as convenient or exquisite as a full slab!

Benefits of Full-Slab Stone Backsplashes

• Easy to Clean – We wouldn’t go so far as to call tile backsplashes difficult to clean. But grout is porous, and therefore traps dirt, grease, oil, soap scum and odors. A seamless full-slab backsplash eliminates grout altogether, which makes wiping it down a piece of cake.
• Quick Installation – You might assume that the most luxurious backsplash requires the longest installation. Not so! Once it has been cut to precise dimensions, mounting a full slab to a section of wall takes no time at all. Our installation techs will be in and out of your home in a jiffy!
• Optimal Aesthetics – If your kitchen or bathroom counters are made of a certain type of natural stone, then the most coherent aesthetics are guaranteed if your backsplash is made of the same. If you want your backsplash to look like a true extension of your countertop, then a full slab is your only bet.
• Total Customization – Granite. Marble. Travertine. Soapstone. Onyx. If natural stone can be used to make a one-of-a-kind countertop, then it can be used to make an equally unique backsplash as well. Such a wide range of options means your new backsplash can have any grain, any color, and any amount of luster you desire. In no uncertain terms, if you can dream it, you can have it custom cut for your walls.

Certain types of stone do require regular TLC. Sealing and resealing are essential for protecting porous stones like granite and marble. Fortunately it is a quick process, and one you’ll never have to worry about if you choose Gallery 77’s natural stone maintenance services. Other natural stones, such as quartz and soapstone, are porous enough to do without sealing, so you also have the option of installing a truly low-maintenance full-slab backsplash.If you live in the greater Hudson, WI area or own commercial property there, then Gallery 77 is standing by to make your ultimate new backsplash a reality. Contact us today to schedule a visit to our showroom, or to tell us what you have in mind for your upcoming kitchen or bathroom remodel. We’ll make sure you get full value out of your full slab!