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backsplash with induction cooktop

16 years ago

I have seen several posts here talking about using wallpaper or paint on the wall behind a cooktop - that is, as a backsplash. I have ordered an induction cooktop and know that what I would like as a backsplash is wallpaper, possibly with a strip of paint. A GC (not mine) has told me that the wall behind a cooktop must be covered with a nonflammable material, such as tile, stone or stainless steel. The person at our city hall says that the issue would be the distance from the center of the furthest back burner and the flammable wall material, and that that would not change as function of what that material was covered with unless the manufacturer's requirements specify a nonflammable covering, and that that would probably vary depending on whether the cooktop was gas (open flame), electric (hot elements) or induction (cool elements). I've contacted the manufacturer and am awaiting their response. In the meantime, I was wondering if anyone here has encountered specific requirements for backsplash materials with their induction cooktops.

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Sue Brunette (formerly known as hockeychik)
16 years ago
I can't answer your question, but there are certainly plenty of people who have wallpaper behind their stove or cooktops. Mine has been there for 10 years or so. I guess I never even considered that it might be a flammability issue.
piyahr
Original Author
16 years ago
Maybe I should ask: Has anyone has had trouble getting a wallpaper backsplash through an inspection? Or do folks do the work without permits?
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Sue Brunette (formerly known as hockeychik)
16 years ago
If you're concerned about inspection, just wait to wallpaper until after the inspection.
emilynewhome
16 years ago
Even induction cooking generates steam and grease from the cooking utensils.
Codes are there for a good reason SAFETY!

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