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jenilinsky
Explorer
Mar 09, 2017

How to protect wood cabinet next to stove?

Hi,

I'm getting my trailer ready for my first outing and am concerned that the wood cabinet next to the stove is only inches away. I feel like I need to protect it at least from heat & open flame, but also from food and grease stains and spatters.

Has anyone done anything like this and if so, what did you use?
I actually emailed Winnebago about it and they responded with a suggestion to put self-adhesive tiles on the wall. When I looked at tiles, some said not to use with a gas stove (I assume because of the open flame) and some had heat ratings, but I have no idea how hot the flame from a gas stove would make the wood.

Thanks!

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    scbwr
    Explorer II
    Mar 09, 2017
    Welcome to the forum! And congratulations on getting a new trailer. As a Winnebago owner, I'm curious as to what model did you get?

    A couple of things could work. You could get a piece of stainless steel for a splatter guard. Or, you could use a piece of clear plexiglass, but you'd have to be careful because it tends to scratch easily. I can't see why you couldn't use a ceramic backsplash tile. For installing that over the wood, there is a special mat that you can use. You cut the mat to fit the area, and then tiles stick to the mat (using spacers) and then you finish it off with grout.

    Alternatively, you could just see how the wood holds up. We have a wood panel to the right side of our stove with about a 2" strip of countertop between the edge of the stove and the wall. We cook quite a bit on our stove (also have outdoor kitchen) and the wood hasn't been affected at all. We just wipe it down to keep it clean.....and we fry bacon on the stove!

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