I have the 36" rangetop. Initially we had the Low Profile back but then switched to the Island trim - it just looks more built-in. For a few years we had just wallboard (backsplash paralysis!). Depending on what you cook, the area above the low profile back is going to get just as splashed on, if not more, than the additional area that's exposed with the island trim - what causes the staining is what's coming out of the top of the pots and pans, not the bottom. We cook a lot, lots of sauces, stir-fries, etc, and that opinion is based on having to scrub the painted wallboard for a few years.

We put up slate with a dark grout. It was sealed and enhanced and nothing shows at all.

So I think it depends on your cooking habits, and I don't think the choice of trim makes a difference. I'd never have something difficult to clean behind the range, and I have different tile there than the rest of the backsplash.

A while back there was a gentleman here who had a raised bar behind his BS and island trim. He showed some photos of scorching on the wall, as well as the riser he eventually had to install instead of the island trim. I believe he had some wood trim on the top of the bar or something that was definitely not scorchproof. So it seems possible, depending on burner configuration and distance to the wall...you might experience some scorching. Another reason for a dark backsplash!

The manual states that if the island trim is used with the range against the wall then the wall needs to be both non-combustible and heat resistant.

Do they make Asbestos subway tiles?

Hey, I just responded to the same question in the other thread.

Glad I'm not the only one who remembers the scorched wainscot or whatever it was.

Any kind of tile should work. Doesn't have to be asbestos. The ceramic stuff is fired much hotter during manufacturing, and the grout is basically concrete.

I will be getting a BS soon. I was thinking of doing the Island Trim with thin brick.

Will that work?

A similar question - will a glass backsplash work with a BS range with island trim?

Brick would be fine (it's also fired and there has to be some reason why so many chimney's are built out of it ;-)).

I'd want the glass to be tempered if it's a solid sheet. Tile should work fine.

Thanks for the quick input, thull - we'll definitely use tempered glass.

If I had brick I think I'd want the glass over it! =)

I know the brick is not going to burn.

But it is a porous material.

Will the sealer burn off? Then will the brick absorb grease like crazy?

Will I have to reseal like white granite?

Hi,

I will be using the Island Trim for my 30" RNB and having the back of the range push all the to the wall with tiles from the counter level up. From what I have read here and the installtion instructions. Do I have to have at least 6" of tile below the counter level? Right now, it's just sheetrock. Thanks

Frankie,

I have continued to look into this and that is correct.

I am going to buy cheap white ceramic tile at the HD and tile all the way down to the floor.