Backsplash Between Stove And Microwave . It doesn’t need to go all the way down to the ground, but it should offer enough coverage to hide the wall. If i do the later im concerned that the additional 716th of an inch lip of the tile will lock the microwave in place. Cafe Appliances on Instagram “The fun backsplash tile, statement hood from www.pinterest.com If i do the later i'm concerned that the additional ~7/16th of an inch lip of the tile will lock the microwave. There is no gap to caulk or see and never a problem if you change microwaves. Yesterday all of the appliances were delivered and installed, but when they tried to install the microwave they realized that the holes that would mount the microwave on the top of front came ever so slightly past the edge of the bottom of our cabinet.