“KITCHEN APPLICATIONS” (34 reviews)
I am a huge fan of Musclebound, as it greatly expedited the installation of the backsplash in my kitchen, as well as the tile in the bathtub surround of my guest bathroom. NO MESS! It sticks beautifully to sheetrock and cement backerboard and makes tile installation quick, painless, and foolproof. HOWEVER! It will not work on Schluter’s Kerdi Board (which I just learned the hard way). Carla from Musslebound’s customer support stepped in and very generously offered me a refund for those roles of Musselbound that would not stick to the Kerdi Board. Exemplary customer support, and an extraordinary product. There is nothing better for walls. — Mustang-09T 2/27/15
Easy to use. Not forgiving once the tile is firmly pressed on. Make sure you wipe down your walls and let it dry before you apply a bonding mat. Same for your tile wipe and let dry completely. Use a degreaser type cleaner around the wall stove area. Look for waves in your wall and fix before you start. Apply bonding mat from top to bottom, not parallel to your counter top. This is not like using thin set, where you can adjust the tile after it is placed. When setting tile, use light pressure on corners to adjust as necessary. Once it is where you want it press firmly and pray you don’t have to remove it. This stuff is sticky and bonds well. — Dave 3/3/22
I did a side-gig backsplash and decided to try this adhesive mat to reduce the total job time and limit the number of visits to the house. Wow, this was fast and clean! I had the stove pulled out, set the tile, immediately grouted that area, and put the stove back in place right away. How awesome is that! Like any product we have to live with the portions they are sold in. But I do wish there was at least one more option larger or smaller. I needed 18sqft, the roll is only 15sqft, but the extra money for a second roll was worth it. – My own house will need 34sqft. — StephensAJ 2/19/18
At the end of a full remodel project on my childhood home, we made a decision to introduce tile in the form of a kitchen backsplash. I’ve always hired someone for tile work, but decided to give it a go myself. Used Musselbound and premixed grout. Could not have been happier with the outcome and wonder why anyone would go through all the mess of a traditional install. Great product and great outcome if I may say so myself. Checkout the tri-level remodel from start to finish below. — john 3/10/22
I am so glad we gave this a try! We used it for glass tiles in our kitchen. The adhesive is super strong and seems like it’s gonna hold up well over time. The only downside was that once I placed a tile, it was very difficult to change placement. It immediately stuck. We’ll be using this in our bathroom next. — Amanda 8/2/19
Used this for a kitchen backsplash a week ago and found it incredibly easy to use! Was able to grout the same day. It was a “reveal” for my daughter-in-law so imperative that it get done one day so I could caulk the next before she got home! So far, so good and it’s still up and she loves it! — Chickfix 4/27/18
I loved the how much more convenience it brought to doing a backspash. — Vero 6/2/22
This is the most awesome product. I have never put up tile in my LIFE and with this product I was able to install a beautiful subway tile backsplash. The job was not as messy as I had imagined and the tile looks amazing. Since I have no experience I have to give the credit for the amazing result to the products I used! This stuff is REALLY worth it’s weight in gold! — Dorothy 5/15/20