What is the minimum distance one can have between the sink and the stove?
Assume same counter side by each.
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One supposes that it's whatever one wishes it to be.
I'm looking for a code thing or something.
But yeah! I would think that any distance less than 36 inches would be too close for practical reasons."No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree." - W.C. Fields
I have not seen a sink adjacent to a refer that did not have at least a couple of inches of counter space between them. I lived in an apartment where there was about 6 inches of counter between sink and refer and more counter space there would have been very handy when getting things out of the refrigerator.
There are some high end units that have the sink right next to the cooktop, but for practical purpose, I think you should have at least enough counter space between them for a dinner plate.
Look at how they are used.
Dirty dishes stacked on one side of sink, into wash water, rinse, set in drainer on other side. Counter space next to stove top for prep work and dishing up cooked food before taking to table, etc.
A stove top or range should have a minimum of 15" countertop space on either side of it.
Figure another couple feet for drainboard/workspace beside the sink and you are up 39" min
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The real issue is functionality. You might inquire at CooksTalk, but I cook enough to know that you need at least a couple of feet, preferably more, between cooktop and sink, for food preparation. You want to be able to fit in a cutting board on which to chop vegetables and put them into a pot without having to walk around to do it. I suppose you could have preparation space on the other side of the cooktop, i.e. cooktop between prep space and sink, but most cooks wouldn't like that arrangement I don't think.
Others will know if there are any code requirements and maybe there are standards architects use.
The Kitchen and bath design association does have guidlines, but they are flexible. The only defoinite is the 15" side clearance on the range, AFAIK. Other factors of the whole kithen influence the rest of it.The volumn of variables is why we call it "Design" work.
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That's the minimum I was looking for thanks.
Although as was said and I agree (especially living with Audrey "the chef") That 36 to 48" is much better.To all Thanks I'll pass the info on to my buddy at work."No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree." - W.C. Fields
Don't you have an old galley you can rob from the tail of one of those birds for him?LOL
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The buddy in question is my lead hand.
So he can get his own galley!! LOL"No doubt exists that all women are crazy; it's only a question of degree." - W.C. Fields
I figured there was a pile of them sitting around someplace - since they don't serve anything but peanuts on planes anymore;)
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In the house I'm in now, we've got the sink in a 36" base cabinet and the stove is right next to it. There's only about 4" of actual countertop between the stove and sink edge. It's not very effective. The stovetop winds up being a catchall for dirty dishes.
Look up the work triangle speces somewhere, I think there's a minimum and maximum for the kitchen work triangle. I seem to recall that the max should be 22 feet total for all legs, ideally seven feet for each one. I personally wouldn't have less than 24" on either side of a stove and the same for a sink. My new house has the sink in the island and there's 28" on either side of the edge of the sink. The stove is against the wall and there's 36" to the right and 46" to the left of it.
Nothing in Code, that I know of. Most recommendations are to have at least 15", and preferably 18" of clear counter space on either side of a range.
If you have to "mass" appliances this way, see if you can put the d/w between the range and the sink (don't forget an end panel to hold up the counter). That 'forces' 24" between the work areas, which the end users will apprecicate, if not necessarily notice.