New tile between the counter and the cabinets, with the outlets and the permit question handled before we start.
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Usually, yes. Santa Monica's own permit exemptions list finish work, and swapping tile on a wall that stays where it is falls under that in most kitchens. The city keeps its own exemption list, though, so a job that goes past tile is a different story.
Putting the same outlets back in the same boxes is fine. Moving them is a permit. When a kitchen sits in a gray area, we ask Building & Safety before anyone opens a wall.
Tile adds thickness to the wall, and an outlet box that sat flush on bare drywall ends up recessed behind it. We fit box extenders so each receptacle sits at the new face and the cover plate closes tight.
Outlets serving a kitchen counter need GFCI protection. If yours don't have it, this is a good time to add it at the receptacle.
A lot of Santa Monica houses and apartment buildings went up before 1980, so many kitchens here have old paint behind the old tile. If the job disturbs more than 6 square feet of painted wall in one room of a house built before 1978, federal lead-safe rules apply, and work in the same room within 30 days counts as one job. A simple test settles whether there's lead before the old tile comes off.
Most Santa Monica households rent. If that's you, the owner or the building manager usually has to okay a new backsplash first. Get that yes before we book, and tell us if the building has rules about work hours.
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Typical range for Backsplash Installation: $300–$900. Your exact flat quote depends on the job, and you approve it first.
Usually not when it's tile on a wall that stays put and the outlets go back where they were. Moving outlets, plumbing or walls needs one, and we check with the city when it's unclear.
We bring the existing boxes out to the new tile face. New outlet locations and new circuits are an electrician's job, and we'll say so up front.
Yes. Venice is part of the city of Los Angeles, not Santa Monica, but it's inside our service area.
