Glass Backsplash
in Hamilton.

We travel in from our Oakville base, and the work is the same owner-operated work we do everywhere else, measured by master glazier Bojan Stojic and installed by our own crew. It follows the approach on our main glass backsplash page.

Newer to Hamilton, same way of working

Lux Glass has been in business since 2008 and was incorporated as Lux Glass Inc. in 2014. Most of our history is east of here, in Oakville, Burlington and Toronto, and we are building our Hamilton calendar by quoting carefully rather than presuming a reputation. What does not change by city: Bojan does the measure and the template and oversees the install, there are no subcontractors, and you get a written quote before anything is ordered.

Older Hamilton walls and a flat sheet of glass

Glass is perfectly flat and walls are not. That matters in Hamilton's older housing: the Victorian homes of Durand, the heritage village of Dundas under the escarpment brow, and the mid-century brick and post-war houses of Westdale near McMaster. Older houses here often have out-of-plumb walls, uneven floors and framing that has settled. We template the actual wall after the countertops are installed, so the glass follows the real counter line, and we tell you at the measure if a section needs to be flattened before the glass can go up.

Ancaster and Stoney Creek kitchens

Ancaster, on top of the escarpment, has larger family homes and estate pockets, and Stoney Creek mixes suburban subdivisions with lakefront properties. A larger kitchen can mean a longer backsplash run, and a long run is made from more than one panel. We place the joints where they read as part of the kitchen, at an inside corner, the side of a window or a cabinet line, and back-painted panels for one wall are made together so the colour is even from end to end.

Colour or mirror

Back-painted glass gives you a single solid colour under smooth glass, and it is the easier surface to live with: a mid-tone hides everyday marks between wipes. Mirror is the choice when a kitchen needs light, because it bounces daylight around and makes a tight room feel wider. It also reflects whatever is on the counter and shows water spots quickly, so it suits a kitchen that stays tidy.

Whites, creams and pale greys need low-iron glass

Standard clear glass has a green tint from the iron in it, and that tint sits between you and the paint. On a white or cream backsplash it shows as a faint mint cast and a green edge beside white cabinets. Low-iron glass removes most of that iron, so a pale colour looks the way it did on the sample. We recommend it whenever the colour is light or the counter is white or pale stone.

Cooktops, outlets and switches

The panel behind the range or cooktop is tempered safety glass to CAN/CGSB-12.1. Clearances around the cooking surface come from the appliance and range hood installation instructions, so we plan from your model numbers. Outlet and switch openings are located on the template and made before tempering, since tempered glass cannot be cut afterwards. Any electrical changes should be done before we template.

What a Hamilton backsplash costs

Kitchen glass backsplash work starts from a $1,200 minimum job. Beyond that, the price follows the run length and height, the number of panels and cutouts, and your choice of standard back-painted glass, low-iron glass or mirror. We are WSIB insured with $5,000,000 Commercial General Liability coverage, and every install carries a 5-year warranty on labour and 5-year warranty on hardware.

Get a quote for your Hamilton kitchen glass backsplash

Tell us the neighbourhood, the length of the wall, the cabinet and counter colours, and anything you know about the walls. Request a quote through our contact page or call 416-897-0767. See our Hamilton glass services, the main glass backsplash page, and local notes on Durand and Ancaster.