Glass Splashbacks

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After deciding that I didn't want a quartz splashback behind the hob as it would look a bit odd snaking up the wall, I've gone for standard 100mm upstands all round. I have an angled cooker hood so it's left about 400mmx900mm clearance between the upstand and the hood.

I'm planning to fill this gap with either a clear or colour matched (to the wall) glass splashback for a semi-invisible fit.

Does anyone have any recommendations for suppliers (self-fit) and whether acrylic or glass is the way to go?

Ta

 

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Budget is somewhat open but from having a quick Google, £100 or less should suffice. It's a lot cheaper than the quartz option anyway

So far it seems that for a coloured (or clear) 900x400mm 6mm toughened glass piece I'd be looking at around £70 after delivery and that includes silicone adhesive I think. I've been looking at Opticolour, MyColourGlass, DIY-Splashbacks etc,.

If I could find somewhere that did 900x400 as a standard size then it seems to be a lot cheaper, ie, I've found somewhere that does 900x500 clear for £30 shipped....!

Is it worth going with fixing points for screws or will adhesive do the job? I was estimating the glass would probably weigh around 6-8kg and it would only be lateral loads that the adhesive would be supporting as it would be fixed resting on the top of the upstand.

 

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Is it literally just painted on the back with foil over it for protection?

I thought it would be a touch more... advanced than that. Going to go get the emulsion and tinfoil out