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Islands and seating
Aisles, overhangs, stool spacing and the services inside the box.
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The honest version
What this actually is
An island is the most requested and most often oversized element in a kitchen. It only works if the aisles around it work, and the aisle rules are not negotiable once the cabinets are screwed down.
We size islands from the room in, not from a catalogue. That means measuring the aisle first, then deciding what the island can be.
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Line by line
What is included
Aisle check before anything else
42 inches minimum for a one-cook aisle, 48 inches where two people pass, and 44 inches clear behind a seated stool so someone can walk past.
Seating layout
24 inches of counter width per stool, 15 inches of knee overhang at 36 inch counter height, 12 inches at a 42 inch raised bar.
Services in the island
Coordinated drain, vent, gas, a dedicated 20A small-appliance circuit and, where a cooktop lands, the make-up air path.
Structure and support
Cabinet boxes ganged and blocked to the slab, with steel plate wherever the stone cantilevers past its limit.
Waste and prep zone
Pull-out bin, prep sink where the plan supports it, and drawer storage sized to what actually lives there.
Panelled ends and apron
Finished end panels, apron detail or a waterfall return in the same stone.
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Where the number moves
What changes the price
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Room width
An island needs its own width plus two aisles. In a 12 foot room, a 40 inch island leaves two 42 inch aisles and nothing spare.
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Services inside
A prep sink in an island in a slab-on-grade home means trenching the slab for drain and vent. It is the same work as moving a main sink.
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Cooktop in the island
A cooktop needs ventilation. A downdraft or a ceiling-mounted hood both carry cost, and the hood needs a duct route through a ceiling that may not have one.
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Stone geometry
Waterfall ends need mitred returns and matched veining, which raises slab count and fabrication hours.
Why clients choose it
- Aisles that pass a code review and a dinner party.
- Seating that people can actually get their knees under.
- Stone overhangs supported in steel, not on faith.
- Bins, prep and power where the cooking happens.
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How it runs
The stages this service passes through
- 01
Consultation 90 minutes
At your kitchen or the studio. We measure, photograph and talk about how the room fails you now. You leave with a written scope direction and an investment band.
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Survey and plan 2 weeks
A measured survey to the eighth of an inch, then a plan, four elevations and a first materials direction. This is where the aisles, the triangle and the elevation get decided.
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Selections 2 to 4 weeks
Slab yard visit, cabinetry samples in your own light, hardware in your hand, appliance model numbers confirmed. Everything closes before demolition. Everything.
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Contract and permit 2 to 3 weeks
Fixed price, dated milestones and a written schedule. We submit for permit under our own licence and handle the HOA package where one applies.
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Demolition 3 to 5 days
Zip wall, negative air, floor protection and the temporary kitchen set up before anything comes out. Daily wipe-down of the route to the truck.
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Rough-in 1 to 2 weeks
Plumbing, mechanical and electrical to our rough-in sheet, then inspection, then drywall. Blocking and box heights are set now or not at all.
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Straight answers
Questions about islands and seating
Not covered here?
Call the studio and speak to a designer, not a call centre. If we cannot answer it on the phone we will say so.
(480) 555-0204Read the full FAQNot a full one. Two 42 inch aisles leave 48 inches, and an island under 40 inches deep has no useful storage once you allow for the counter overhang. A peninsula or a moveable prep table is the honest answer.
Divide the usable seating run by 24 inches and round down. A 96 inch island side seats four only if there is no panel, apron or corner eating into the run.
Counter height at 36 inches keeps one flat surface and reads cleaner. A 42 inch raised bar hides the working counter from the living room, which matters in an open plan.
Yes. Current residential practice requires receptacles serving an island counter, and pop-up or side-panel devices both satisfy it. We confirm the current requirement with the inspector for your jurisdiction.
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Often specified together
Related services
Book the survey. Get the drawings.
Ninety minutes at your kitchen, a measured survey and a written scope direction you can act on with or without us.
Design fee credited against your project. Consultations booking 3 to 4 weeks out.