This is classified as a non wet area and will be fine.
Do i need backer board for kitchen backsplash.
You have your choice of using a modified.
This item is suitable to protect the wall behind the stove from any moisture sol oil and grease.
While not considered backer board water resistant drywall can be used in spaces where occasional splashes may occur but which are otherwise dry such as a glass tile backsplash in the kitchen.
Though we had hoped to be able to put our tiles right on the wall the wall had other ideas.
Our wallboard like yours wasn t in pristine shape.
The high moisture is not a big deal for the people who install backer board on the kitchen backsplash.
If you are useing the traditional 4x4 tiles made from talc powder.
Water resistant drywall is less expensive than cement or gypsum backer board but it shouldn t be used in very damp or wet areas.
The tile you put up with the sealer you put over it is more than adequate to deal with that amount of liquid.
To answer your question no you don t have to put backerboard up for a tile backsplash.
These are very light weight and will.
Do you need backer board for kitchen backsplash.
Tip 2 the high moisture area.