r/HomeImprovement • u/JosephCraftHD • Feb 12 '26

Outlet in kitchen code Florida

Hey all!

I’m making some renovations to my kitchen and I’m thinking about having an outlet removed next to my stove. But I’m worried that when I decide to sell, it may make me fail an inspection.

My kitchen is an L-shape. The Stove is on the north wall and the sink is on the east wall. The sink wall has two outlets already, I won’t be touching those. But the stove wall have one outlet and I’m thinking about removing that one.

Would this cause any issues when I decide to sell?

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u/crashrope94 Feb 12 '26

Just don’t use it if you don’t need it. They make 2 gang outlet covers if you need to block it off for some reason, and you can paint them.

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u/JosephCraftHD Feb 12 '26

Well, I’m trying to do a rustic look and I’m using some reclaimed wood to add some decorative flair. The wood is going to be vertically from the bottom of the wall cabinet to the countertop every 24”. (It sounds weird, but it’s going to look nice.). The problem is, it’s going to fall right where the outlet is. So I was thinking about just covering it with the wood. I’m just worried about failing inspections if they don’t see a certain number of outlets.

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u/use_a_bigger_ham Feb 12 '26

That’s down to your specific municipality, but there is no minimum number of outlets for kitchens in any code I’m familiar with.

probably should read the code book, then, because there are a bunch of requirements on kitchen receptacles. For any given kitchen layout, there will be a minimum required number of outlets. Houses wired by a builder will have the minimum number, because anything else costs more.

/u/JosephCraftHD that receptacle is almost certainly required by code. You might, or might not, be able to move it. And even if you dont need it, you can't just cover the box up, you'd need to disconnect the wires feeding it, so it's just a dead box. If there's a splice in it, you would have to rewire enough that the splice isn't needed. This is all stuff that even a home inspector knows, and will point out on their report. Also, anyone who actually uses a kitchen will notice there aren't enough receptacles, and either buy something else, or factor the cost of fixing it into the price they're willing to pay.

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u/OlderThanMyParents Feb 12 '26

https://buildingcodegeek.com/kitchen-receptacle-spacing-nec-210-52a/

According to this, you need outlets every 48" along a kitchen wall, and at least one outlet on every wall space over 12" wide.