Dr Retro, thanks for your advice. The boards are specifically designed for use in showers and wet areas so shouldn't steam be ok? And it will be placed on top of existing tiles and sealed with silicon.

cecblake - You really need to check the manufacturer's website as far as suitability with heat. A hot saucepan, or frypan that splatters hot oil will be hotter than any hot water from a shower. How well do cooking stains clean off? You will need to consider how the ends of the panel are finished to ensure that the edges of the old tiles are concealed. Without knowing the actual product and manufacturer nobody on Houzz can give precise advice about the product you are considering - so please check with the manufacturer. It would be such a pity if your splashback caught fire and burnt your house down due to poor advice on this forum.

Best of luck,

Dr Retro

Perhaps get a tiler to quote on replacing the tiles. i found this to be quite cost effective.

I would retile your splash back . You could save some money by removing the tiles yourself and hunting for sale priced tiles .

Piggybacking off ceceblake’s post - has anyone had actual experience with these wet area panels? I’m also considering it for kitchen splash back as part of a renovation. I love tiles but I just don’t want them on my kitchen wall as I have some other decorating ideas. I am considering glass for behind the oven but everything is more expensive in a small, somewhat remote town. The wet panels seem like a less expensive option in general, bit obviously is they aren’t up to scruff keeping wet out very well, then that’s a bad thing.