Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Jan 22, 2008 12:08 pm hi
can anyone advise recommended benchtop height and also recommended distance between benchtop and o/head cupboards I find some builders put o/heads too high to reach easily we would have an induction hotplate (not gas) also aluminium framed white frosted glass doors.... are these from blum?? thankyou! Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 3Jan 22, 2008 12:23 pm I think there is legal requirement of at least 650 mm clearance above the stove top. Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 4Jan 22, 2008 12:55 pm Benchtop heights are whatever you feel comfortable with but the industry norm is around 900mm.
Ergonomically, worktops are placed at heights from between your wrist to your elbow (when your arms are at your side) depending on the task. Some people are opting to have higher benchtops in the parts of kitchens that contain the sink, as the worksurface is the bottom of the sink - once again it depends how tall you are. Wall units can again be any height - it is your kitchen. Above a cooktop the AS/ANZ standard is minimum 600mm above electric tops and 650mm above gas. For a microwave cupboard I would recommend having the base of the microwave around 480mm above the benchtop (1380mm from the floor). The rationale here is that one should not be lifting containers of potentially boiling materials down from higher than shoulder height - but you would still like to have some usable space beneath the cabinet. Definitely say no to microwaves at head height or higher. Many companies provide aluminium framed glazed doors - Nover, Laminex, Haefele, Polytec, Tekform et cetera. We have 8mm edged frosted acrylic doors in our studio that are supplied by Nover; but the doors are actually made by a third party company who source the extrusion from Haefele. Cheers, Earl Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 6Jan 22, 2008 3:51 pm Hi Bec,
I just checked our plans and our bench tops are 611mm and 654mm bench to range hood, don't now why not round numbers but i am sure they have their reasons. Adam Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 7Jan 22, 2008 4:08 pm adamtram Hi Bec, I just checked our plans and our bench tops are 611mm and 654mm bench to range hood, don't now why not round numbers but i am sure they have their reasons. Adam A 611 mm bench height would be a bit low! Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 8Jan 22, 2008 4:13 pm That is strange - seeing as we are building the same house (Aspen 25), our measurements for kitchen - bench height 895mm, gap from bench to overheads 670mm (same height for rangehood), then cupboards are 720mm high.
We have our microwave space under the bench next to the oven. Ray. Second Time 'Round Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 9Jan 22, 2008 4:14 pm Casa2 adamtram Hi Bec, I just checked our plans and our bench tops are 611mm and 654mm bench to range hood, don't now why not round numbers but i am sure they have their reasons. Adam A 611 mm bench height would be a bit low! But I am only 3ft tall Sorry Beer O'Clock, should have been 911mm Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 10Jan 22, 2008 4:53 pm adamtram Casa2 adamtram Hi Bec, I just checked our plans and our bench tops are 611mm and 654mm bench to range hood, don't now why not round numbers but i am sure they have their reasons. Adam A 611 mm bench height would be a bit low! But I am only 3ft tall Sorry Beer O'Clock, should have been 911mm And judging from your avatar a little overweight too. The beer and donuts aren't helping Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 11Jan 22, 2008 5:44 pm Casa2 adamtram Casa2 adamtram Hi Bec, I just checked our plans and our bench tops are 611mm and 654mm bench to range hood, don't now why not round numbers but i am sure they have their reasons. Adam A 611 mm bench height would be a bit low! But I am only 3ft tall Sorry Beer O'Clock, should have been 911mm And judging from your avatar a little overweight too. The beer and donuts aren't helping I did not realise we had met, you know my weakness mmm beer, mmm donuts, back soon off to bottle o and krispy kreme Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 13Jan 22, 2008 7:30 pm First_Timer_Ray That is strange - seeing as we are building the same house (Aspen 25), our measurements for kitchen - bench height 895mm, gap from bench to overheads 670mm (same height for rangehood), then cupboards are 720mm high. We have our microwave space under the bench next to the oven. Ray. Ray we are having Casearstone bench tops and our microwave is under the island bench like the 31 and 36 sq also we have the 900mm oven and glass range hood maybe that's why? Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 14Jan 22, 2008 7:40 pm adamtram First_Timer_Ray That is strange - seeing as we are building the same house (Aspen 25), our measurements for kitchen - bench height 895mm, gap from bench to overheads 670mm (same height for rangehood), then cupboards are 720mm high. We have our microwave space under the bench next to the oven. Ray. Ray we are having Casearstone bench tops and our microwave is under the island bench like the 31 and 36 sq also we have the 900mm oven and glass range hood maybe that's why? Yeah, our benches are 20mm ceasarstone, but we also have the 900mm oven and glass canopy rangehood... We opted to have the microwave next to the oven so it wouldn't stuff up the island - either moving the cutlery drawers or making the corner difficult to access. I'm glad we figured out that there was no microwave provision before it was to late! Ray. Second Time 'Round Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 15Jan 22, 2008 8:01 pm dna I know that most kitchen benchtops are 900 mm high, distance between the benchtop and o/h cupboards is somewhere between 500-600 Industry standard as far as I have been told is now 950-1000mm. Most manufacturers such as Laminex have changed their 'carcass' height from 720mm to 770mm and nearly all now use the plastic adjustable legs that easily achieve 1000mm. I did mine 1000mm, I'm 5'10 1/2" and my wife is 5'11" so we appreciate the higher sink especially. Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 16Jan 23, 2008 7:00 am I'm 5'11 and my partner is 6'4 so we need to increase the bench height - I was thinking 1000 would be a good height for us both (although it is mostly me in the kitchen) so thanks Luke for the confirmation!
Fiona Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 17Jan 26, 2008 1:35 pm Talinsmum I'm 5'11 and my partner is 6'4 so we need to increase the bench height - I was thinking 1000 would be a good height for us both (although it is mostly me in the kitchen) so thanks Luke for the confirmation! Fiona I designed a kitchen for people as tall as you (and me) in mind. The kitchen sink height was 1050mm. You can view the kitchen cabinets here. Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 18Jan 26, 2008 4:22 pm wow that is a really beautiful kitchen you've done there! I love the staggered bench heights - they make the kitchen look so much more interesting .....
so now I have more to think about Re: kitchen - heights of benchtop/overhead cupboards etc 19Jan 26, 2008 6:42 pm Quote: I did mine 1000mm, I'm 5'10 1/2" and my wife is 5'11" so we appreciate the higher sink especially. Ummmmm, sorry what's this in metric ??? I'm imperially challenged My father rode a camel, I drive a car, my son flies in a jetliner, his son will ride a camel.Saudi saying Hi, Can anyone give me approx. price for overhead cupboards. TIA 0 16607 Bigger the better for storage for me IMO. But I guess it's harder to tell the cost/benefit in your example - mainly the 'cost'? If you go 700mm, what are you doing extra… 2 1043 Building Standards; Getting It Right! We bought a house in 2015 advertised as a 7/2/2, 4br up, 3br down (7br), and to date, it’s a great house. However, we’ve just had it valued and it’s come in as a… 0 11988 |