Full-height blacksplash
Full-Height
Backsplash
in Massachusetts
No grout lines, cut from the same slab as your counters for perfect continuity. Fabricated and installed by Granite Guy in Southborough, Massachusetts, serving MetroWest and Greater Boston. We've been fabricating and installing countertops in Massachusetts since 1995.
We understand
Considering a Full-Height Backsplash?
"Should I go with full-height?"
✓ Only if you want the wall handled once.
You’re replacing counters, so the wall behind them gets dealt with either way. Full-height brings the same slab up to the cabinets. No grout to scrub, no wall to repaint.
You decide how far up the wall it goes. We cut it from your slab and set it.
"How does this get done?"
✓ We do the slab. Your trades do the rest.
Once your new counters are in and leveled, we template the wall and cut the piece to match. Same idea as your counters. We don’t do electrical or plumbing, so you’ll want an electrician for the outlets..
One crew, start to finish.
"Is it worth it? "
✓ That part’s up to you.
As you know, in this industry everything is priced by the square foot, and a wall is no different. Sometimes it eats up almost as much square footage as the counters, so it can get pricey.
Is it worth it? It's your call
How It Works
Full-Height Backsplash Fabrication and Installation, Start to Finish
Visit & Select
We Handle Everything
Enjoy Your New New Full-Height Backsplash
Granite
The original natural stone countertop. Heat resistant, scratch resistant, and available in more patterns than you can look at in one visit.
Best for: a kitchen that gets used hard and still has to look right in twenty years.
Quartz
Engineered slabs with consistent color and pattern. Non-porous, so it never needs sealing.
Best for: a household where nobody wants to think about maintenance.
Quartzite
Looks like marble, wears like granite. Natural stone, quarried in slabs, and genuinely hard.
Best for: the marble look, without changing the way you cook.
Marble
Nothing else looks like it. It will patina over time, and most marble owners come to love that.
Best for: someone who wants a stone with a history, and doesn't mind it having one.
Soapstone
Naturally non-porous, so it never needs sealing. It darkens and softens with time, and mineral oil only speeds up what it would do anyway.
Best for: a farmhouse kitchen, and anyone who likes a surface that changes with them.
Porcelain
Completely non-porous, unbothered by heat, unbothered by sun. Large format slabs mean fewer seams across a long run.
Best for: big islands, long runs, and outdoor kitchens.
Not sure yet? That's normal. Come in and we'll narrow it down together.
Why Choose granite guy
Your Full-Height Backsplash Fabricator
One Team, One Facility, Start to Finish
Showroom, slab warehouse, and fabrication shop, all in one building and run by one team.
A Shop Built for Precision
CNC, waterjet, and digital templating, the right tool for every cut, including the precise sink and cooktop cutouts a kitchen demands.
Hand-Pick the Exact Slab You'll Get
Walk our indoor warehouse and choose the actual slab for your kitchen, in steady light any month of the year.
See Slabs in Our Warehouse
Can't Find Your Slab? We'll Find It.
We always have slabs on the floor in Southborough, but your options go well beyond what's in the warehouse. If we don't have it, we send you to our partner slab galleries, and stay with you the whole way, from pick to install.
You hand-pick your own slab, and we handle the inspection, transport, and fabrication. One point of contact, start to finish.
The Slab Concierge: You pick it; we bring it to life.
Fill out the form and access 34+ slab galleries across MA, NY, NJ & CT, in your email.
What Our Customers Say
Full-Height Backsplash Installations We're Proud Of
"Granite Guy recently installed Cambria quartz full backsplash and countertops in my home. The quartz counters are beautiful! Vilson was very prompt in responding to my questions about the process and made sure things moved along smoothly with measurements and install dates. He did a great job ensuring that the seams were invisible."
— Marcia MacIntyreGoogle Review
"We visited Granite Guy because of their informative articles, and after meeting the crew and fabricator, we selected them for our kitchen counter and backsplash. It was fun picking slabs and later working with them on the layout. We just got it all installed. The installers were professional and tidy. It is amazing and we enjoyed working with everyone there."
— Anne MorrisonGoogle Review
"The fabricators were artful in choosing the best way to cut the stone to showcase the beauty of the stone and during installation, they matched the natural features of the stone around corners and up to the backsplash. It looks perfect!"
— Jennifer DaviesGoogle Review
Don't take our word for it — See what our customers are saying.
Timing
It's Never Too Early to Reserve Your Slab
Whatever stage you're at, the time to pick your slab is now. Natural material is one of a kind, and no two slabs ever repeat. Man-made lines go on backorder without warning. Reserve it early and it's yours, held safely in our facility until you're ready.
Dreaming of a new kitchen? It's closer than you think.
In the middle of a remodel or addition?
Big custom build on a long timeline?
Don't have all of this? No problem. Just come in — we'll figure it out together.
Before you visit
Make the Most of Your Visit
Everyone's welcome, whether you're ready to choose or just getting ideas. We're here to help and answer questions, no pressure. If you already know your kitchen, a few things make your visit more useful.
Rough dimensions & photos
Whatever you're matching to
How you'll use the kitchen
What We Do
We Don't Stop at the Countertop
Pricing
How Much Do Full-Height Backsplashes Cost?
Pricing matters. It's the first question everybody asks, and we get it.
But there's no price list in this business. The same slab can cost different money from two different suppliers, and the work you want done changes the rest of it.
About 95% of kitchen countertops fit between $55–150 per square foot installed. Exceptions like Blue Bahia granite, Blue Macaubas and Cristallo quartzites, the Calacatta and Statuario Italian marble families, and Onyx are always more expensive.
But it's not just about material. Here's what else affects your price:
- Sourcing: We work with all suppliers to find the best value. In-house inventory is more cost effective, and we keep remnants for smaller projects.
- Project size: Bigger projects cost more than smaller ones, but often get better per-square-foot pricing.
- Complexity: Waterfall edges, mitered edges, integrated sinks add cost.
- Waste: Intricate shapes mean less efficient cuts and more waste.
Supply and Demand: Desirability drives price. What's trendy costs more, what's out of fashion costs less. Rare blues are expensive because they're naturally rare. Italian marbles are expensive because of high demand and limited supply.
Read our full pricing breakdown →
Comparing Quotes?
The service itself, templating, fabrication, edges, and install, runs about $30 to $50 per square foot and is fairly consistent across shops. The big swing in any quote is the material. So when one quote comes in lower, it usually means a different material or brand, not a better deal. Watch for quotes that aren't itemized, where any change becomes an extra later, and "free edge" promos, where the cost is just built in somewhere else.
Our quotes spell it out line by line: templating, fabrication, edges, outlet cutouts, seam work, and installation, plus whatever the job adds. You see exactly what you're paying for.
So How Do You Budget?
Don't shop by material name. Shop by color and look. Come to our warehouse in Southborough, see, touch, and feel your options, and choose what fits your budget.

About Granite Guy
Your Kitchen Countertop Fabricator in Southborough, MA
Granite Guy is a full-service fabrication shop in Southborough: showroom, slab warehouse, and fabrication all in one building. From the slab you pick to the final install, one team handles it in-house. No middlemen, no runaround. Visit our countertop store in Southborough any time during business hours.
I'd rather walk you through a decision than push you to one. The more you understand before we start the job, the fewer surprises later. That's how I work, and it's how I train my crew.
Maintenance
Living With Your New Kitchen
Sealing is where they differ. Quartz and porcelain never need it. Granite, quartzite, and marble do, but not on a calendar. Splash a little water on the surface and watch: if it beads, you're fine. When it soaks in and darkens the stone, it's time. Some dense granites go years. Every natural stone we install comes sealed to start you off.
Soapstone is its own thing. It never needs sealing at all. Mineral oil just speeds up the darkening it would do on its own.
Care guides: how to clean granite, marble, and quartzite.