yep . Which do you have now - the laminate or the stove.

jwvideo

Thanks for your reply. Yes, a got an email reply from GE appliances representative that the laminate flooring should be heat resistant up to 190 degrees F. The rep informed me that when a google search was if can be heat resistance to a range it is not recommended. So I am confused! How can a rep google and does not ask their technical or product specialist in house?

delray33483

We have new laminate flooring installed. We have not bought a gas range/oven yet.

Hard to say what the GE rep may have been told to try to tell you and whether he or she may have been relaying something from a tech or from training or from a script.

FYI, the 190° temperature is the maximum temperature allowable for outside surfaces of residential ranges under UL/CCN standards. Ranges must have UL/CCN certification to be sold for residential use in the US and Canada. The 190° spec, among other things, allows you to place your stove directly against side cabinets without damaging the cabinets. The bottom surface of your range's oven does not sit directly on your flooring. Even double-oven 30" range models have an inch or more of space beneath them (and sit on adjustable feet, as well), so there should be even less heat transfer to the floor below.

The 'laminate' will be fine...but a vinyl plank floor may not be. Vinyl can warp when exposed to heat...for any length of time. There are many high-end vinyls out there that can handle this no problem...but you have to have the high-end one's.

My question is: why is there laminate in the kitchen? If it is already there, then leave it be. But if you are planning to use laminate (the stuff of a photo of wood sitting on a fibre board core) then I question the logic.

Laminate's heat rating isn't the issue. It is the issues with water/splashes/spills/missing ice cubes. It REALLY hates water/steam from a dishwasher. Many laminates (not all...but most) will not make it more than 5 years in a kitchen. They will puff up at the seams should they become exposed to spills that are not wiped up IMMEDIATELY.

And by spills, I mean ONE lost ice cube. That's all it takes for some forms of laminate.

Then there is the issue of adding that height, if you are going over an existing floor, when the cabinets are already installed. You can end up with not enough room for your DW, or making the fridge too tall for the alcove to vent properly. The only way to do this is to remove the existing floor, and replace.

Ditto to what SJ says - I know this for a reason. ANY water will get into the seams and cause the "wood" underneath it to expand. Then chip off. Then you have a problem. No way to stop it.

As SJ and Delray say, laminate can be problematic in wet locations unless you or your installer chose a laminate flooring suitable for use in potentially wet rooms like kitchens and baths. Mine is and has been fine for 21 years. The problem I'm having lately is that the wear layer is starting to chip from people walking on it with bits of gravel caught in the soles of their shoes.

I had Pergo laminate floors installed in my kitchen years ago, and they look as good now as the day they were installed. Pergo is very resistant to scratches and dings, they are easy to clean ( vinegar and water), and people are surprised that my floors are laminate as they look just like wood. I also have a gas range, no issues with the Pergo❣️

😍 kitchen and flooring!

Thanks!