Read on to determine how high up the wall to mount cabinets in the kitchen laundry room or basement bar and the tips to do so like a pro.
Kitchen wall cabinet height above worktop.
Worktop height a standard worktop averages 90cm in height.
Please note that the height of 490mm is from the top of the worktop to the bottom of the wall unit not the bottom of the lighting pelmet.
Most commonly wall cabinets are 12 inches deep since this provides a good compromise between storage space in the cabinets and workable countertop space below the cabinet.
Altering the height of kitchen units.
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.
But 90cm is just an average.
This compares to a standard table height of 75cm.
The ideal upper cabinet height is 54 inches above the.
Above microwave ovens a 15 to 18 inch deep cabinet is common and above a refrigerator a 24 inch deep cabinet is standard.
If you re very tall and you opt for a custom made kitchen not necessarily a prohibitively expensive option you can specify a worktop height more comfortable for your stature.