"Sheldon" > wrote in message
oups.com...

over-enthusiatically and erroneously advising on fire codes and other
matters of safety

>And there is no
>reason for additional fire proofing materials adjacent to a residential
>stove, not even for a commercial-style unit

And since you are
1) well versed in such technical matters of fire protection requirements,
2) with the requisite five years experience as a practicing engineer in the
field for those providing licensed professional advice in such matters of
fire safety,
3) and since you are undoubtedly currently licensed by your state to be
dispensing advice as to code and safety requirements, then
4) you will provide us all with your professional engineers seal on a
document which so states?
And have the board decide if you can keep your license after giving such
utterly asinine advice about fire requirements.

As to the double-talking comment on commercial stoves - check the IBC on
cooking appliances (which includes ranges and cooktops)

And on a more informational note -
since it is obvious you are way out of your league - some advice from
someone who's earned his spurs and read his autopsies.
It's not about boiling water - its about things like towels and pads
hung nearby that ignite when the cook is distracted and they heat the
stovetop area to thousands of degrees in minutes; its about common grease
fires; and its about violently ejected flaming grease and the backsplash
sheet flame caused by the person who panics in a grease fire and throws
water on the fire, or uses a pressurized fire exinguisher and blows the
flaming grease onto the backsplash.

that is what backsplashes do - they are not a decorative holder for
wallpaper.

(Apologies for being overly sensitive... but the various posts advising to
use wallpaper, vinyl, and other toxic and combustibles juxtaposed on the
serious burn injury reports reading I need to do today, just set me on edge
on this topic.)

>
> Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> > A little birdie told me that Wayne Boatwright
> >
> > said:
> >
> > >Advantages listed still stand. Can't think of any real
> disadvantages other
> > >than maintaining appearance from spatters, etc. They will show
> easily.
> >
> > My parents had copper tiles behind the stove. It was very nice. I
> wonder
> > if I should do something like that, instead of wallpapering? Hmmm.
> Thanks
> > for the inspiration, Andy (OP - I didn't see the original).
>
> Sure... Home Depot has them, 4" sq. copper or stainless, shiny or
> brushed finish, peel n' stick. But I think they look cheap/tacky, and
> with all those seams are difficult to clean (and spraying with even
> mild cleaner will eventually dissolve the adhesive). I have a
> cloth-like wallpaper on that small space behind my stove... it mastches
> the rest of the wallpaper trim in my kitchen and holds up well...
> besides, I see no reason to ever get splatters on the wall behind the
> stove, unless one is a slovenly filthy dirty kitchen slob.. and then
> may as will duct-tape a sheet of heavy duty aluminaum foil to the wall,
> and simply change it when it gets too disgusting. And there is no
> reason for additional fire proofing materials adjacent to a residential
> stove, not even for a commercial-style unit... only a true commercial
> cooking appliance requires abiding by an elevated code, which can vary
> greatly by municipality.
>
>
> Sheldon
>