I wouldn't worry about it.

Can you relocate it somewhere else in the kitchen where you will not be standing frequently?

@Virgil That would be a question for the HVAC company, or GC might know, too. The dishwasher is to the immediate left of the sink. I would think there is room to the right of the sink, but the way the cabinets are, maybe it cannot be done??

@Joseph Maybe an extra pair of socks when working in the kitchen would be easier?? LOL!! Thank you!!

I would think that the heat vent would be nice and toasty, blowing warm air if anything

Maybe I should post this one, too...it shows the type of corner the cabinets will have.

Cyc -- If I had oil or propane heat, YES, it would be nice and toasty!!! But heat pumps blow about 20 degrees warmer than inside temp, from what I have read, and combined with the wind chill factor, the air feels coolish......which, in the winter, I was wondering if that would be unpleasant when standing at the sink.

Unless you run the fan all the time, you'd be getting warm air in winter.

Do you have a lazy susan in that lower corner cabinet? Kind of a tight opening.

I have one in that location and it doesn't bother me. We rarely use our air conditioning but had it on the other day and I did notice the floor was cold on my bare feet in that spot.

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Its not an issue.

Simmtalker, I’d suggest ditching the 45 corners in favor of the 90 ones. They function better, and allow you to reach the corners easier. It’s also less ecpensivr for counter materials.

I have a vent in the toe kick under my seat. My HVAC guy did it on purpose because he said it will be nice in the winter to have heat on my feet. I haven't experienced that yet, but I have experienced the AC blowing cold air while standing at the sink and it's kinda nice.

Okay, I feel better if you guys don't think I'll have cold feet all winter!! Thank you :)!!

chisue -- Yes, there will be a lazy susan in the corner.

Cook's Kitchen -- Thank you for the suggestion, but the cabinets were already finalized. The cabinet maker does that type of corner by default. Now that I think about it, I don't recall seeing 90 degree corners in any of his sample kitchen work. It does take an extra 2 square feet of granite, but that has already been paid for. If I win the lottery and have the opportunity to redo it, next time I'll know better!! Thanks again.

suru -- Do you use a heat pump for heating??

If you’re like me and your feet are always cold, I’d hate it. Anytime of the year, and especially in the winter if you have a heat pump (hate them too).

If you’re not cold natured, don’t worry about it.

Heat pump. Vent at kitchen and powder room sink. Barefoot much of the time. Not an issue for me.

90 degree air moving is warm. Not hot but plenty warm.

Now in the summer, my feet get s little cold...

I find the heat pump cool air effect is overblown. What I think is noticeable is when you are a little further from the vent. Then the air cools say to 75 and the movement feels cool.

Too bad about the 45s. Thinking purely about how it works for tasks, reaching for things standing in the middle of a 90 degree inside corner is very efficient. Best yet is being inside of a tight U-shape counter or bench area.

Heat pump. Vent at kitchen and powder room sink. Barefoot much of the time. Not an issue for me.

90 degree air moving is warm. Not hot but plenty warm.

Now in the summer, my feet get s little cold...

I find the heat pump cool air effect is overblown. What I think is
noticeable is when you are a little further from the vent. Then the air
cools say to 75 and the movement feels cool.

Distance from vent makes perfect sense -- thank you very much!!!

We have a toe kick vent in under our kitchen sink as well but have a furnace and A/C rather than a heat pump. It's not a huge bother but I don't really like it when the A/C is running as I am in my barefeet and it feels cold. It also feels a bit cool when the fan is running. I didn't pay attention to this detail but if I were to do it again, I would put the vent in a place where I don't stand frequently.

Heat pump with toe kick vent under sink... No problem for me either. And especially in the winter, I'm always cold.

Just don't put the vent under the trash cabinet! In a previous house we had, it was a bit too close to the trash compactor ... you really don't want to warm up your trash!

Everyone, thank you so much for the posts and help!! Although it sounds as though my feet may be a little cold in the summer, I can handle that :)

Trash -- oh my goodness, that would be awful!!! Definitely something I will remember.