I recently picked up a Corian (not too recently:) counter top for my bathroom sink. It did not have a back splash for it, so I had to improvise. This is a typical theme for my house…pick up something and make everything else work with it. I installed subway tile in the shower and liked the look. I wanted a raised backsplash so that it had the appearance that I didn’t just glue some tiles to the sheet rock, so I chose the raised bull nose tile for my edging. The problem with this choice is that I had to shim the tiles something (they couldn’t just float). What I did to solve this problem is I put a 1/2″ strip of Dens Shield under the tile. I measured the width of the tile and three quarters of the bull nose (it has to be cut a little short because the bull nose goes all the way to the wall). I attached the strip of Dens Shield to the wall with Liquid Nails and several 1 – 3/4″ screws. ***Note *** You can use 1/2 plywood or water resistant sheetrock as a shim. *** After the shim dried I used wall mastic and regular grout to finish the job. This is an easy fix that can be applied for most back splashes, most subway tile have some sort of raised bull nose tile. If you are using a stone tile you can raise the tile with a plywood trim and put a wood trim to finish it off on top. Here is a pic of the backsplash….

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