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Sink placement options

15 years ago

I am planning an L shaped layout with one leg of the L being a peninsula and the other leg being on the garage wall so I can vent out and up through the roof. Dimensions to right angle with corner cabinet being used from the other side. A little wiggle room with dimensions.

Option 1: Peninsula-87"-dish/silverware drawer cabinet, DW, sink cabinet

Wall-112"-drawer bank (glasses cab above), cook top w/drawers below, drawer bank, 6" pullout, 30" fridge.

Option 2: Peninsula-DW, sink cabinet, dish/silverware drawer cabinet

Wall remains the same.

If I put the sink cabinet at the right angle how much space do I need before the cook top to be comfortable for clean up at the sink while another cooks?

FWIW: The peninsula looks out to the dining area and a bank of windows with a nature preserve setting. I plan a prep sink on the island and the aisle between will be 48".

I plan to post a layout soon. I've already made quite a few changes based on posts on GW. Thanks.

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rhome410
15 years ago
If I put the sink cabinet at the right angle how much space do I need before the cook top to be comfortable for clean up at the sink while another cooks?

I would try for at least 3 ft. That should give the person at the sink about 2 ft, and then a little left-side elbow room for the person at the stove. More room would be nicer, being careful not to crowd up to the fridge on the other side. However, the sink person will be blocking the one bank of drawers. That bank of drawers will also be blocked, though, if the dish storage drawers are in the corner and someone has them open for unloading the dw or setting the table.

If you want to prep on the island for cooking at the stove, I'd consider a narrower aisle than 48". My 48" aisles seem huge to me. I have 36" between the rangetop and the island where I prep, so I can easily turn/swivel from one to the other. That's supposed to be my one-person workspace, whereas my 48" aisles are my multiple-worker and walk-through areas. The 36" is not tight, though, when others want to walk through.

It'll be nice to see the layout and give more specific opinions.
rnest44
Original Author
15 years ago
The 48" aisle is between the peninsula and island so the DW can be open and workers could still squeeze by. The aisle between the cook top and island is currently planned at 42". I'm not sure if the uc oven should be below the cook top or across the way on the island. If it's on the island I plan to give the counter an extra inch or so overhang so I don't bump the handle when prepping. The island is main prep space. It recently occurred to me that I've never lived in a house with an island.
Is one option better than the other?
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