Once a year your marble backsplash tile and grout will need sealing to keep it water and stain resistant.
Marble backsplash staining.
Just use warm water and dish soap and for stubborn stains a mixture of baking soda and water.
A nasty nicotine yellow stain was licking its way up the marble starting at the stovetop and stretching all the way to the exhaust hood.
Except it wasn t beautiful anymore.
However like others i fought against those discouragements and instead took strong encouragement from the wise and experienced folk on this forum especially alku05.
A marble backsplash can look very elegant and stylish but given the characteristics of the material requires constant maintenance.
Yes i was warned to avoid it by the contractor id and others because of potential staining and etching issues.
Nooooooo i screamed after i walked into the kitchen where sunlight bathed the beautiful backsplash above the stove.
Love my honed and sealed marble mosaic backsplash.
However since it s not your countertop there s no need to wait 24 hours to let it cure before using the kitchen again.
Still cleaning a marble backsplash is easy.