The island in my kitchen is kind of small. There is not enough flat space to 
put a pot or pan next to the stove.

Can I replace the top of the island and make it a few inches larger in all 
direction, or is there a building code or guildline on the clearance between 
the island and the surrounding cabinets?

I don't know why they made the island so small. The house was built 20 years 
ago. 

In article 1...@aioe.org>, "james" <n...@nospam.com> wrote:

> The island in my kitchen is kind of small. There is not enough flat space to 
> put a pot or pan next to the stove.
> 
> Can I replace the top of the island and make it a few inches larger in all 
> direction, or is there a building code or guildline on the clearance between 
> the island and the surrounding cabinets?
> 
> I don't know why they made the island so small. The house was built 20 years 
> ago. 

You have my permission to make it larger. I'm the a.h.r. island chairman.

On Aug 7, 10:59=A0am, "james"  wrote:
> The island in my kitchen is kind of small. There is not enough flat space=
 to
> put a pot or pan next to the stove.
>
> Can I replace the top of the island and make it a few inches larger in al=
l
> direction, or is there a building code or guildline on the clearance betw=
een
> the island and the surrounding cabinets?
>
> I don't know why they made the island so small. The house was built 20 ye=
ars
> ago.

General guideline for ktchen and bathroom spacing is 4'. If that seems
unnecessarily large, use whatever you like if you hips are small
enough.

Joe