Kitchen splashbacks

A kitchen splashback is a panel fitted to the wall behind a sink, worktop or hob to protect it from water, grease, food splashes and everyday stains. Splashbacks can also provide a decorative finish and are available in materials including acrylic, HPL/laminate, aluminium composite, glass, tiles and stainless steel.

Plastic splashbacks are a lightweight, affordable and easy-to-install option for many areas of the kitchen. However, the right material depends on where the splashback will be installed, particularly around heat sources such as hobs.

Give your kitchen a fresh look in no time with a new acrylic or laminate kitchen splashback. Choose a sleek black back wall for a timeless and stylish look, or go for a nice colour like copper for a warm look. Below you will find a number of beautiful examples of our plastics as kitchen back panels.

Acrylic kitchen splashbacks

Lightweight, easy to clean, affordable, available in many colours and straightforward to install. Appropriate around sinks and many worktop areas, but heat exposure needs to be considered carefully.

HPL / laminate splashbacks

Affordable, lightweight and available in numerous finishes. Suitable for many kitchen wall applications, although high temperatures can damage laminate products.

Aluminium composite splashbacks

Lightweight but with a metallic outer layer, providing another option where appearance and durability are priorities.

Acrylic or HPL kitchen splashbacks also have many advantages, especially compared to other materials. From quick delivery to ease of installation, to long life. The process from ordering to assembly is also much simpler than with other materials. And, on top of that, plastic is also much more affordable at the end of the day!

If you want quick and easy installation, affordability and a long life span, you should choose plastic as a kitchen splashback. The combination of these advantages is unique to its kind.

Other materials that are used as kitchen splashbacks are, for example:

• Tiles
• Glass
• RVS
• Laminate

In the table below you will find all the advantages and disadvantages of plastic in comparison with these materials.

What you can save by choosing plastic makes everyone happy. That’s because of these 3 major advantages.

Quick and easy assembly
You can quickly and easily assemble the splashback yourself. Moreover, we provide you with several tools to help you on your way. In the chapter “How do I mount a new kitchen back panel?” you will find both a step-by-step plan and a handy explanatory video.

Low maintenance
A synthetic kitchen splashback is very low maintenance. All you have to do is clean it every now and then with a mild detergent. This will save you a lot of time and money!

Long lifespan
The lifespan of synthetic materials as a kitchen splashback can easily be decades. This long life means you can be sure of saving yourself a lot of time and money in the long run.

Besides plastic, glass is also regularly used as a kitchen splashback. The table above shows the relationship between glass and plastic. As you can see in the table, glass is less suitable than plastic as a kitchen splashback for several reasons. Glass is more expensive than plastic and there are also a number of hurdles to overcome when fitting a glass plate in the kitchen.

Processing glass is a lot less straightforward than processing plastic. For example, glass breaks a lot faster than plastic. But even in daily use, a crack quickly appears. It only takes one pan to slide against it, and before you know it you are looking for a replacement kitchen splashback. A glass kitchen splashback, on the other hand, is long-lasting, heat-resistant to a certain degree and offers the possibility of printing an image on it. But for a real durable choice, plastic is by far the best choice because of its hygiene, low costs, great ease of installation, aesthetic looks and long life!

Anyone can install a kitchen splashback themselves. We provide you with useful tools to make the process a little easier. For example, watch our video below to see how best to mount a plastic kitchen splashback panel. Or take a look at the step-by-step plan, which explains how to install a plastic kitchen splashback panel. You can also download the handy measuring instructions below to record the dimensions of your desired panel. This way you can order the perfect made-to-measure splashback panel. It’s foolproof.

You can easily and quickly order your custom-made kitchen back panel via the configurator at the top of our product pages. Here you have the possibility to order the plate in any desired size, or to upload a DXF-file yourself. When making a DXF-file, take the drawing rules into account. After you have placed your order, we will immediately start working for you. We will keep you informed of the process by e-mail.