No backsplash yet; what to do with range?

15 years ago

I think this may be a silly question, but I feel clueless.

We purchased a house in November that needed much tlc. We have been renovating, repairing, updating bit by painfully slow bit. Our kitchen is just about getting there. There is no money for a budget, so we are doing things as we can afford them. The stove and refrigerator were installed yesterday and the dishwasher is coming by the end of the month. Next month we will make an appointment for the granite to be templated. So some time in May, I may actually be able to cook again! (we have a micro and toaster oven set up in the laundry).

All that buildup to say... There isn't money for the backsplash just yet. I am hoping in another month or two, but I don't want to avoid using my range because there is no backsplash and the range is a slide-in. Back when I used to cook on a free standing range (what seems like years ago now!), I distinctly remember the grease splatters on the back of the range.

Is there a temporary solution...something that can go behind the range to make splatters easier to clean up from the painted walls? or should I avoid using the range until there is a backsplash?

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sumnerfan
15 years ago
How about a piece of plexi behind the range, or you could not worry about it because you know you'll be covering it up soon with backsplash.
luvn2oxfrd
Original Author
15 years ago
Not worry? lol! I hadn't given that a thought. But can you really not worry about grease splatters?
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sumnerfan
15 years ago
If you know you are going to cover them up then what's the point. It's not like you can take down your backsplash and resurrect your former drywall (at least I don't think you can).
ghostlyvision
15 years ago
Since you need something heat resistant, cleanable and temporary, I'd get a roll of aluminum flashing at HD or Lowes, cut it to length and screw it to the wall behind the stove, when you're ready to do the backsplash, just unscrew it, fill the screw holes with spackle and proceed with your tiling.

Here is a link that might be useful: Aluminum flashing
Fori
15 years ago
Use good paint, and wedge a cookie sheet back there. And always use your hood.

And really, don't worry! (Paint actually cleans pretty well if you do it every so often, and a cookie sheet will get the worst of it.)
rnest44
15 years ago
I went to Lowes and bought a Broan 30" Stainless Steel Backsplash (comes in 36" too) for around $30. I used 4 screws to install it. It's magnetic so I plan to have it cut at a local metal shop and install the pieces on the inside doors of several of my deep cabinets. Or you could just frame the whole thing and use it as a message board.
katsmah
15 years ago
I don't have a backsplash behind my slide-in range. No money in my budget either. I try to use a splatter shield when I cook, and check the wall for any splatters afterward. My walls are BM paint which cleans up easily.

Fori's idea to use a cookie sheet to protect the wall is great.
lithigin
15 years ago
Go to HD or Lowe's and for less than $10, buy a pint of their oops/goof paint in semi-gloss in a color you can live with and paint a big square back there. Wipe off as needed. We never backsplashed our old kitchen and just wiped off the paint. We did have a freestanding range, though, so had the knobs and such to catch much of the goop.