How to add a recessed tile that weighs 6.5kgs (14lbs) to the wall?

Submitted by blueskiesbluerseas t3_ydf3kp in DIY

We’ve been having some work done in our bathroom but the builders messed up and didn’t add the tile to the wall before plastering (where the green box is on the first photo). The plan was to have it flush with the plaster as a splash back for the sink. There is plasterboard and 4mm of skim over the studs now.

What would be the process of doing this now and what kind of support would the tile need given it weighs 6.5kgs? I assume some kind of frame to hold up the weight of the tile?

Link to images of the wall in question https://imgur.com/a/gPoLlRR

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MLiOne t1_its0vam wrote

Sounds like the builders need to fix their f up to me.

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iamthemoose t1_itvb6va wrote

Make the builder fix it, stop paying them until they do.

As a design decision, this sounds wonky and weird. Most backsplashes sit out from the wall. Trying to get that to sit flush and have the edges not crack is problematic, at best. Tiles and plaster expand differently with heat/moisture, which will lead to cracks.

Cracks aside, getting that to look nice when finished... that's just not going to happen.

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tuckedfexas t1_itve8r4 wrote

Making it flush with the drywall is an odd way to do it, usually it sticks out just the width of the tile. They could just set the tile and then another layer of drywall to bump the wall out to be flush with the tile. Probably the easiest way rather than framing in two different depths. Wouldn’t worry about the weight, 14lbs isn’t much across a spread area and if it’s fixed appropriately all the force is vertical which is going with the strength of the wall. This is American knowledge, so it’s possible I’m missing something

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