Do you plan for a decorative treatment for the wall?

I got the island trim for mine--mostly because I thought the extra clearance around the back would make it easier to use big pots.

using the IT backguard of any brand is not really recommended.
If you read all manufacturers install books they say not recommended. Problem is large pots reflect a lot of heat around the bottom of the pot and could damage the wall. If your using the 6" back the heat is reflected into the back not the wall

I have the 6" backguard, and would recommend against it. It is kind of flimsy, it scorches(which I continually polish up with BKF so that it doesn't get out of hand, and yes, it does block to a degree large pots. Go with the island trim.

I plan on having white subway tile behind it. I am getting a 36" - 6 burner with backsplash for $3499 with tax and delivery...is that a good price?

We have the island trim, but we used deep counters and set the back of the island trim 1.5" out from the tiled backsplash. It gives clearance for large pans and the wall has not shown any scorching.

If this is the RCS36....yes $3,499 is a great price.

I think the Island Trim will work just fine. The 18k burner is in the front and the simmer/15k burners will not cause harm to the tile. I have tile with a 22k burner in the back and I have had ZERO issues.

With an island trim, is it okay if the ceramic tiles are just against regular drywall or should it be stronger like cement board?

Read the installation manual if you're considering using the 1" island trim against a wall. This is allowed as long as the wall is a fireproof, and that fireproofing extends 6" below the cooktop. We used the island trim and have marble tile on the wall behind it. I don't now the exact kind of underlayment the tile guy used, but our tile is not attached directly to drywall.

Our tile's on plain drywall. The manual doesn't specify the backing material in this case, as long as the surface is fireproof. I had thought about specifying cement board at least around the range but I did not.

yzguy, May I ask where you found such a great price? I am ready to order my BS 36" with 6 burners.

alku - regarding the tile, does the tile extend behind the island trim or does it stop at the top of the island trim. I'm considering a marble slab backsplash and am confused as to how this would be installed. Thanks

The easy way to do it is to bring the marble down, but because of scheduling etc, our GC used another material that was the same width as the tile and underlayment for that 6" drop, and the tile butts up against that just below the island trim. So it looks like the tile goes all the way down, and we do have the required fireproofing all the way down.

Thanks alku, but I think I'm just not really getting this. I guess my question is, when the range is pushed in and the island trim installed, is there going to be space between the trim and the wall for a backsplash to extend down behind the trim? I think you are saying yes, but I'm not sure. If it was a slab backsplash, would there be something for the slab to "sit" on or I just have to rely on the "glue" to keep it in place.

We had ours installed so that there was space between the trim (which is the back of the rangetop) and the wall. That space was filled with the tile and underlayment. In your case, if the slab is the same width as the range, it wouldn't have anything to sit on and you would have to rely on your mounting system to keep it up. If it were wider than the range, the corners could sit on your countertop.

malgold, you could use a piece of cement board screwed into the wall, right below your marble slab and rest the bottom of the marble edge on that. This seems similar to what alku05's contractor did.

wyzguy, I have 6" ceramic tile on the wall behind my BlueStar range with island trim. I just put in 2 additional rows below the original backsplash line which had to be removed to accommodate the range. So my island trim is right up against the tile on the wall, but the tile goes 9 inches below the level of the range to protect against heat. No problems so far. I feel safe. The tiles do get warm, but mostly when I have the oven at 450 for extended periods of time. At 350, there is much less heat put out. And I can use large pots on all four burners too.