Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Jun 25, 2010 11:03 pm Hi, My kitchen is going in (top hasn't gone in yet). Based on spec I specifically asked for it to be 905mm high, as I am a short 5"1". Based on the last check, they have made the height 925. - the reason why I have it at 905 is so that I can have a 60mm bench and a tall dishwasher. For all those short people out there, do you think the 2cm is going to make a difference is cooking, chopping etc. Thanks Re: Bench height for shorties 2Jun 26, 2010 10:40 am Hi short_stuff - the answer to your question about whether 2cm will make a difference is: "it might". One thing to consider is your flooring though - once tiles or other floor coverings go in, the bench height will reduce a bit, so the difference may well be cancelled out. There's some previous discussion about bench height here that might be useful: http://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=25484&hilit=bench+height Re: Bench height for shorties 3Jun 26, 2010 3:12 pm So that means when the bench top goes in it will be 985mm. The 925 plus the 60mm benchtop? Am I understanding that correctly? (For the record I am a similar height.) www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: Bench height for shorties 4Jun 26, 2010 3:36 pm Would the 60mm benchtop sit above the 925, or slot over it? Does that make sense? As in a stone benchtop with 60mm edging would still only usually be 20mm with a 'lip' of 60mm, giving the illusion that the whole benchtop is one complete slab of 60mm. I'm short as well around 5'3"ish. My mums benches are taller than mine in my current house, but it doesn't affect the way I cook, although I don't feel "as comfortable" when I'm washing dishes in her sink vs my sink. I really have no idea what the height difference is between the two, I just know hers is higher. Oceanic with Nautilus upgrades. Handover 8 September 2010 Re: Bench height for shorties 5Jun 26, 2010 5:58 pm Hi, The total bench height with stone will be 925. I think I am going to ask for it to be reduced. Watching Masterchef etc I have noticed that the bench height has a fair bit of clearance from their elbow. Would have been lovely if I was a touch taller ... sigh. Re: Bench height for shorties 7Jun 26, 2010 8:07 pm Hi, The cabinet maker said that it is 925mm in total, with the benchtop on and floorboards down. Re: Bench height for shorties 8Jun 27, 2010 8:42 am Thanks heaps for the replies. I checked out the other thread and tried of raising my bench height to 925 with chopping boards. It really is a little too high for me, my wrists aren't dropped when I chop at that height (not sure if that makes sense). Sigh to be so short. Kitchen maker said that 90% of his clients are asking for the bench top to be raised to 925. Had to remind him that I am the short 10% who needs it back to 900mm. Anyway, he's a pretty good bloke so am sure he will understand and fix it up for me. He just has to make shorter kick boards. Thanks again. Re: Bench height for shorties 10Jun 28, 2010 9:33 pm Spoke with my kitchen man, and he is going to change it all. Unfortunately he will have to re-install the whole kitchen. I am really grateful that he is doing it quite willingly ... though I guess he should have done it the first time, but I still feel bad he has to re-install the kitchen. Re: Bench height for shorties 11Jun 28, 2010 10:09 pm Its great that your kitchen place is fixing this for you. You will notice those 2cm even though it doesnt sound like much. We had ours made a few cms higher and we definately notice the difference compared to standard height benches. Hi - thanks for your reply. Yes I think 'Ill go for whitish with very speckly bits rather than pure white something like this. PS was actually 2008 I built the… 2 11701 Building Standards; Getting It Right! These can be easily filled and repaired and it doesn't cost them much to do. Id get the builder to do this first and if the repair is not suitable then a replacement is… 12 31277 Thanks Ardo, they are sort of semi concealed. I think it is only a few millimetres. I see if they can adjust the hinges. 4 3803 |