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NKBA 40 Guidelines For Kitchen Design
Section 3 Appliance Placement & Clearance Space
Guideline 14 Floor Space Clearance
Guideline 14 Picture 1 Guideline 14 Picture 2
Refrigerator View Range View
   
Guideline 15 Picture 3 guideline 14 Picture 4
Sink View Dishwasher View
   
Guideline 14 Picture 5 Guideline 14 Picture 6
Corner Angle Sink View Corner Angle Sink W/Knee Space View
   
Guideline 14

A clear floor space of 30" x 48" should be provided at the sink, dishwasher, cooktop, oven and refrigerator. (Measure from face of cabinet or appliance if toe kick is less than 9" high.)

Guideline 14 Picture 7
   
Guideline 13
Clarification

These spaces may overlap and up to 19" of knee space (beneath an appliance, counter, cabinet, etc.) may be part of the total 30" and/or 48" dimension.
Guidelines used by permission from the National Kitchen & Bath Association
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