In article ,
BigWallop wrote:
And chipping the front edge of the tiles.

A nice way round this is a hardwood edge - held in place with pretty
screws and varnished. Easy then to remove for freshening up every once in
a while.

And making the underside of
the worktop water proof. And creating a solid enough surface to have
the tiles stick and not come off with expansion and contraction of the
chipboard under normal temperature changes in a kitchen.

Mine are made of re-claimed blockboard, and I've not had any problems with
tiles coming loose. The tiles are 2x2" mosaics, and hard enough for floor
use. I used a mortar based adhesive with a fairly thick bed.

--
*El nino made me do it

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.