Designing Kitchens and Bathrooms - stove next to cabinets

I am about to install my new cabinets in a few weeks. Is there anything special I am suppose to do as far as the cabinets next to the stove? How much of a space should there be on each side?

No space needed. The range should be insulated well enough to prevent any heat problems. But check the manufacturers recommendation.

Standard stove requires 30" of space. If you bought a larger stove, then the gap would be larger. Whoever did your kitchen design should give you a copy of the layout to go by.

No I have the 30 inch space. I just wanted to make sure there was nothing else that had to be done other than make the 30 inch space

Leave at least 30 1/4 maybe 30 1/2.

We just had to have our solid surface countertop repositioned because it was touching the stove on one side and the heat was conducting and making the countertop way too hot. This may only be an issue with solid surface.

It's always best to know the size of appliances before doing the kitchen design. The standard stove space is 30", but dimensions do vary. The actual measurement for a standard stove is less than 30". For instance, my stove is 29 3/4". Leaving too much of a gap on either side of the stove is not very aesthetic and may pose cleaning problems. Most stoves have adjustable legs which allow you to adjust the height. If adjusted to recommended height, transfer of heat to counter tends not to be an issue. Making sure stove is level is important, too.

Yes our installers told us that heat wouldn't transfer to the countertop if we raised it. Unfortunately, that information was incorrect in our case.

I second the motion to know the exact width. But do insure room enough for a small gap. In our case even a microscopic gap (1/16") was sufficient to stop the heat transfer, but direct contact was bad, very bad.