Kitchen Backsplash Installation in Farmington
The core service: wall runs, range walls, outlet cuts and edges — most Farmington kitchens finished in one to two days.
A kitchen backsplash earns its keep twice: it protects the wall behind the messiest square feet in the house, and it sets the tone for the whole room. Our kitchen installs in Farmington cover the full run — counter to cabinet, around the window, behind the range — with cuts around every outlet and switch that sit flush under the plates.
Why Farmington walls differ
Working in Farmington: Farmington splits sharply. Around historic Farmington Village and Unionville you have 18th- and 19th-century houses where nothing is square and the walls may be plaster over lath. Out toward the newer subdivisions the kitchens are large, open, and built to showcase materials. Farmington is the most contested market in the cluster — established remodeling firms with showrooms and designers. The opening is specialization and honesty on price rather than a general 'we do everything' pitch.
One call, one fixed price
Describe the wall, get a measure slot, done.
Which tile suits your wall?
Subway, mosaic, handmade-look, stone or slab — compared honestly, including upkeep.
Compare styles →What a standard kitchen job includes
- Free on-site measure and a written fixed price before you commit
- Wall prep: flattening, patching and priming so tile beds evenly
- Tight outlet, switch and window cuts — no caulked gaps hiding mistakes
- Grout matched to the tile, sealed where the material calls for it
- Full cleanup and a walkthrough before we leave
Kitchen realities in Farmington
Farmington kitchens run to bigger splashes: full-height walls behind the range hood, 40+ square-foot runs, and a real appetite for slab-look porcelain, marble and handmade tile. This is where pattern matching and slab layout skill show — a veining mismatch on a $3,000 slab is not a minor complaint.
Typical Farmington kitchens run 25–40 square feet of splash. At installed rates of roughly $10–$45 per square foot depending on tile, most land between $800 and $2,000 all-in — see the cost breakdown for the full math.
The FV Tile Studio promise
- — Fixed written price before any tile is ordered
- — Prep and removal quoted up front, never discovered
- — Your Farmington kitchen left cleaner than we found it
FV Tile Studio · Farmington, CT
Kitchen backsplash questions
Most Farmington kitchens land between $800 and $2,000 installed. Basic subway on a flat wall sits at the low end; glass, handmade-look or full-height work runs higher. Small baths typically cost $350–$800.
Yes — careful removal, wall repair and haul-away are quoted up front as part of the job, not discovered halfway through.
No. Bring ideas, photos, or nothing at all — we narrow the choice at the free measure based on your wall, light and budget.
A standard kitchen is two days — setting day, then grout day. Small baths often finish in one day. Full-height walls and tear-out replacements run two to four days.
How a job runs
- Measure — free visit, fixed written price.
- Prep — protect, demo if needed, flatten & repair the wall.
- Set — level courses, tight cuts, consistent joints.
- Finish — grout, seal, caulk, clean, walk through together.
Quote by text in 3 steps
- Photograph the full wall.
- Photograph the worst spot.
- Text both to 860.990.2332.
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