The contractor I had lined up to do the job refused to trim the backsplash and wanted to butt the new granite up against it.
I can't stand not doing the job properly, so out she comes.
Just shattering it with a 16oz framing hammer and picking off the bits still adhering and not losing much of the original wall in the process. What spots I do lose will get muddled full and sealed before the new tile goes up.
The boss, aka the wife, picked this for the new countertop.
And it should really brighten up the kitchen with a white or cream traditional tile backsplash to go with it.