StandardRecommended
Range not opposite a swinging door
FIX-RANGE-DOOR-01Description
Cooktops and ranges should NOT sit on the same wall as the kitchen entry door. A swinging door arc near hot cookware is a safety hazard.
Why this exists
A door that swings into the cooking zone risks hot pans and people colliding. Range opposite a hallway/kitchen entrance is unsafe.
Categories
AestheticKitchen
Source
NKBAno manifest entry
Kitchen Planning Guidelines (2024)
Section: Guideline 18 (Cooking Surface Clearances)
Published 2026-05-09 · last verified 2026-05-09
Solver enforcement
The constraint solver runs check function fix-range-door-01 as a soft constraint with weight 5.
Plan symbols this applies to
These plan symbols invoke this directive when placed on a floor plan. Click any to see where it's drawn and what other rules apply to it.
Related directives
- Kitchen walkway and work-aisle widths · NKBA Kitchen 6
- Doorway clear width · NKBA Kitchen 1
- Door swing into work zones · NKBA Kitchen 2
- Distance between work zones · NKBA Kitchen 3
- Traffic through the work triangle · NKBA Kitchen 4
Last reviewed 2026-05-09.