Window over a stove in kitchen ok? Code? (Bucksport: house, buyers)

[KOMBUCHABABY]

I have seen several photos of kitchens with a window over the stove. I am wanting to do this myself - does anyone know if this is against code in Maine? I've gotten conflicting opinions. I live in Bucksport. Below is similar to the set up I'd like to have in my kitchen. Any info would be greatly appreciated!

[retiredtinbender]

I would think you'd want the window over the sink. How the heck do you do dishes without a window to look out of??? I couldn't do it. Seriously though, I don't know of any code to that effect.

[FNolan]

Best bet would be to call the city code enforcement agency and ask them. If anyone would know it would be them

[starwalker]

I'm with tinbender... besides (being the one who uses kitchens constantly as well as the one who usually cleans and often designs them, for myself at least) that would tend to make it HARD to keep clean!

That is, if you actually USE your stove to cook. From what I hear these days, they may be more of an accent piece than an appliance!

[deerislesmile]

I'm curious as to why it would not be allowed- does the window over the stove create some sort of hazard that I can't think of? Hmmm...

[Tarheel22]

My hunch would be that a gust of wind coming through a window could cause a flareup? I know you can't have a stove right next to a door in many states...not sure about a window.

[BacktoNE]

I can see where it would be an issue with a gas cooktop, but electric? Probably not a safety issue. I am thinking it would be a bear trying to keep the glass clean though.

[dmyankee]

We used to have one farm house with an end heater next to the entry door. Worked real well. Had a cook stove adjacent to the entry of another house. That worked well too.

[OutDoorNut]

Originally Posted by Tarheel22

My hunch would be that a gust of wind coming through a window could cause a flareup? I know you can't have a stove right next to a door in many states...not sure about a window.

I had a gas stove once with a window nearby.

I had to keep the window closed because more than once on a windy day, the stove's pilot light would blow out and gas would leak into the air.

Even with safety issues aside, putting a window behind a stove doesn't make much sense to me.

You might burn yourself reaching over to open and close it.

And it would be a pain in the neck to clean, which you'd need to do often while stretching over the stove to reach it.

And when the time comes to replace the window, once again the stove under it would be a nusiance, and might need to be moved out of the way.

Even if one did not intend to use the stove much, it would be a negative feature to any buyers when the time comes to sell.

[Submariner]

Code?

We don't need no code.

If you want a window behind your stove [I suggest you put the window in first before you install the stove]; go for it.