How to Prevent a Stove From Scratching a New Laminate Floor

Contact the manufacturer of your stove to determine if the feet currently on the stove can slide across laminate floors without scratching. If they cannot, ask whether you can affix glides and/or felt pads to the feet of your stove. For safety reasons--to prevent fire caused by heat generated from the stove igniting certain products--the manufacturer may make a specific recommendation.

Purchase furniture/appliance sliders with hard surface pads/covers and glides and/or felt pads for each foot of your stove like those from Waxman Consumer Group or All Glides.

Prepare each slider beforehand by pulling the hard surface pad/cover, if not already attached, over the edges of the slider.

Lift one corner of your stove an inch or two off the floor, with the assistance of helpers to protect against injuries related to lifting heavy objects, and place a slider with hard surface pad/cover beneath. Repeat with the other feet of your stove.

Slide your stove, again with assistance from your helpers, to the spot on your new laminate where you plan to use it.

Remove the sliders with hard surface pads/covers and replace with glides or felt pads depending on the recommendations of your manufacturer and your personal preferences. If using an adhesive backed product, pull the paper backing from the first glide or felt pad and affix the glide/felt pad firmly to the bottom of a foot. Repeat with the other glides/felt pads.