Paying a tile pro to do that will double your labor price. Herringbone is already a big enough upcharge. Find a different tile.

also, before you tile remove the 4" back and side piece!

As stated above, if you pay a tile guy to do this he’s going to charge for it. If you’re doing it yourself then just cut the mesh. The mesh gets embedded in your thin set so you would never see it back there anyway as long as it’s all behind the tiles.

Yes you can do this. Is it a tile you can buy a piece and try? Some peels off like wrapping paper, some seems to be held on with cement. As above, please remove the existing 4” granite riser before tiling.

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Thank you everyone!
We are worried about the damage that removing the granite riser May cause to existing granite. Is it too bad to keep?

Is it too bad to keep that riser? YES! If you can't take it off do not put up more backsplash.

That tile is too long to do herringbone in that space.

Talk with your tile installer about your options. He should be able to give you a cost comparison between mesh installations and free tile installations. My first thought is to install tile that is not on a mesh backing.

The riser is only held in place with a little silicone. Remove if you are going to install tile, or leave it and paint the wall.

Ditto and herringbone layout needs space and a pro ,

Use a long very sharp utility knife to cut the silicone under the granite splash piece; you'll just have to clean the residue off the back of the countertop with denatured alcohol or similar before tiling. Often it just rubs off. There's more danger of damaging the top layer of paper on the drywall behind it, but do the same with the knife along the top back before pulling it. (It shouldn't affect the tiling much to pull off some of the paper, you just don't want to take big chunks off.) Wiggle a bit as you go and you'll be able to tell where it's stuck tighter.

I once removed tile from mesh to do a very small job -- it's tedious but to save $$ can be done by you before you hand it over to your tiler. As Hallett says, it depends on how the mesh is adhered to the tile. You'll need to decide whether to remove all the mesh (pull the tile off the mesh entirely) or keep it on (cut around each tile) so that each tile has the same depth.

There are so many tiles on the market you might want to keep looking for one that won't require this extra headache?