Comments on: U-Shaped Kitchen Layouts http://www.floorplanskitchen.com/floor-plans/u-shaped-kitchen-layouts/ How to design your own kitchen floor plans Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:45:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: kevinw1 http://www.floorplanskitchen.com/floor-plans/u-shaped-kitchen-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-848 kevinw1 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:49:23 +0000 http://www.floorplanskitchen.com/?p=21#comment-848 Hi Frank, a great resource for questions like this is the NKBA site at <a href="http://www.nkba.org/guidelines/kitchen.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.nkba.org/guidelines/kitchen.aspx</a> For your specific question, they say this: "The width of a work aisle should be at least 42” for one cook and at least 48” for multiple cooks. Measure between the counter frontage, tall cabinets and/or appliances. The width of a walkway should be at least 36”. Code Requirement: State or local codes may apply." Hi Frank, a great resource for questions like this is the NKBA site at
http://www.nkba.org/guidelines/kitchen.aspx

For your specific question, they say this:
“The width of a work aisle should be at least 42” for one cook and at least 48” for multiple cooks. Measure between the counter frontage, tall cabinets and/or appliances. The width of a walkway should be at least 36”.
Code Requirement: State or local codes may apply.”

]]> By: frank hogan http://www.floorplanskitchen.com/floor-plans/u-shaped-kitchen-layouts/comment-page-1/#comment-847 frank hogan Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:11:07 +0000 http://www.floorplanskitchen.com/?p=21#comment-847 In a U shape layout, what is minimum recommended distance in feet between the opposite walls? In a U shape layout, what is minimum recommended distance in feet between the opposite walls?

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