Kitchen Cabinets Height
Other base kitchen cabinets to consider.
Kitchen cabinets height. 4 upper cabinet height from floor. Height 720mm depth 560 600mm widths 150 300 350 400 450 500 600 800 900 1000 1200mm plinth 150mm worktop thickness 20 40mm worktop depth 600 650mm cabinet depth overhang at front overall height 890 910mm. The standard dimensions for kitchen base cabinets are.
Be aware though that these design standards are aimed at making things comfortable for average people who are 5 feet 3 inches to 5 feet 8 inches in height. Find out what impacts this number before installing some in your kitchen. For most people a kitchen countertop height of 3 feet provides a comfortable workstation.
If you are much shorter or much taller the design standards might not be ideal for you. We had 18 inches of space between the top of the cabinets and the ceiling. The reason for this is that 18 inches of clearance between base cabinets and uppers are regarded as the optimal working space and with base cabinets generally 36 inches high with countertop included and 24 inches deep upper cabinets beginning at 54 inches provides the desired 18 inch clearance.
The worktop thickness and depth. If upper cabinets are installed before the countertop measure up 18 inches from the top of the base cabinet plus the countertop thickness to find the right height for the uppers. If your kitchen has an 8 foot ceiling with a 12 inch height soffit remaining or for 8 foot ceiling kitchens that prefer the cabinets do not reach the ceiling 30 inch high wall cabinets should be used.
The ideal upper cabinet height is 54 inches from the ground but not everywhere. For example the bottom of the upper cabinets can be 48 off the ground and 14 from the top of the countertop. If one of your family members has a short height or physical condition preventing them from reaching the cabinet shelves at recommended height 54 considering reducing the distance by a couple of inches.
When we began the renovations we removed that cabinet above. I figured 12 cabinets would be perfect because we could fill in the remaining 6 of space with molding.