Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Feb 19, 2011 12:55 pm Hi iam trying to work out the best distance bewteen benchtops and overhead cupboards- my rangehood needs a min of 600 and im only 162 cm tall. my builder wants to do 750mm but i dont think i would be able to reach them?any thoughts anyone?? Re: distance between benchtops and overhead cupboards 2Feb 19, 2011 1:50 pm We've done 700mm between ours but we're all fairly tall. 750mm sounds a little much. Look at what you have at the moment or visit some display homes and take a tape with you. Re: distance between benchtops and overhead cupboards 4Feb 19, 2011 5:05 pm 550 mm above electric hobs and cookers, 650 mm above an open grill or deep fat fryer, 650 mm above gas hobs and cookers Re: distance between benchtops and overhead cupboards 6Feb 19, 2011 9:36 pm jtnru Hi iam trying to work out the best distance bewteen benchtops and overhead cupboards- my rangehood needs a min of 600 and im only 162 cm tall. my builder wants to do 750mm but i dont think i would be able to reach them?any thoughts anyone?? It is accepted and there are AS standards that the distance between gas hobs and rangehood is about 700mm less for electrical or induction surfaces. However these are not enforceable in any state or territory. As for the cupboards height from the benchtop you can dictate how much clearance they should go if you want 500 or 500 mm so be it. Don't let yourself be manipulated/harrassed by someone who will not be able to produce a tangible piece of evidence to the contrary. Re: distance between benchtops and overhead cupboards 7Feb 21, 2011 9:03 am Agreed with grinder. We are doing 700mm because my coffee gear (the grinder) dictates lol. Our kitchen guy strongly recommended 650mm and we tried different configurations to accommodate the grinder but in the end, we just did what we wanted/needed. I also find if the o/head cupboards are too low, it feels like you're working in a hole. In the end, we have to live with it, not anyone else. Re: distance between benchtops and overhead cupboards 8Feb 21, 2011 9:32 am Ours ended up at 630 for some reason. im 180cm tall and it looks low but the 5foot something wife doesnt mindit. it seems really cramped from my point of view and another thing is we underestimated how dark it would be under so we have to add a couple of undercupboard lights to compensate. Would have liked them about 10cm higher but its too late now. Pics soon as we are 80% there Hi, Can anyone give me approx. price for overhead cupboards. TIA 0 16542 Found the answer. The recommended distance is .... 1 5952 The engineering is the engineering. It's irrelevant how much material you have. Unless it fits the requirements of your design the engineer can't "make"it work. You might… 7 9619 |