The fridge, and soon a small counter/cabinet to separate from the fridge. The wainscoting goes around that whole wall and around the corner. There is a fireplace on the otherwise of that wall and we think it’s brick all the way through. Once we save up some funds we want to expose the brick behind the stove/fridge...

Can you buy a higher heat guard for that model of stove? That would probably be your best bet.

Oh that’s a good idea...I guess that’s what I was hoping for. Going to look into it now thank you!

If you tell me the make and model I will look too.

Awesome! It’s a Bertazzoni 5 burner-MAST304GASXV

That chair rail will not allow you to push anything flat up against it..even if you attach a stainless steel backsplash to the range it will have to stick out because of that think chair rail. You could position the range and just cut away chair rail section so a stainless steel backsplash can be attached to the wall behind and above the range...Home Depot has this one..what is the width of the range?

Their are no backguards available for this range..

You must have non-combustible materials around the stove....all around the stove. The back edge of the stove provides no protection at all. Remove the paneling and install a good sheet of stainless steel (to match the stove finish) up to the cabinet above. I would also look into installing some steel under that cabinet to allow you to keep it clean and out of the line of fire should you ever experience a grease fire. The new cabinet next to the stove should have a non-combustible counter as well.

There is a 4" heat guard available for that range. Its confusing because some say island vent included and some say 4" heat guard included, but available separately. Your picture is showing the island trim. So 4" is low but better than nothing and it exhausts out the front so the slight overhang trim isn't an issue. I would get that for sure. Then maybe stick on tile up to the chair rail. They have some pressed tin that might work. Or you could get a piece of plexiglass cut to show the beadboard.

I saw the heat guard available at Abt and Goedeker. Or ask the dealer where you purchased to order one.

That range seems to be a bit, overpowered, for the current design. I’m sure you are replacing a lower powered builders model, which may have been more appropriate given the install situation.

That’s simply not a safe setup, even when you add the currently absolutely necessary back guard. There is no emergency landing space, and the range sits at the edge of a traffic path.

Can you post a measured layout? Perhaps things can be tweaked to make this safer.

@livewire I know it isn’t an ideal placement but it is the only place for a stove. We replaced and electric 30” range with a gas one. That wall is around 6 feet wide of memory serves me correctly. We downsized our fridge so we could have some space between the fridge and stove to build a cabinet. But I am wondering if we can somehow gain some space on either side of the stove to create a sort of wall around it instead. The contractor is here now so I may ask him some questions about what is possible.

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So the contractor was pretty “whatever” about it all. Said to just “close the kitchen door when you’re cooking”. Super helpful.