Common Cabinets Sizes

Standard base cabinet sizes.

Common cabinets sizes.

It all depends on your design needs the standard size of a base cabinet is 34 5 inches tall without the countertop and 36 inches with the countertop. In standard kitchens the wall cabinets are typically 30 or 36 inches tall with the space above enclosed by soffits. Common appliances you will see placed in base kitchen cabinets. First let s look at the sizes of base cabinets.

Base kitchen cabinets consist of drawers and or shelves and outline the kitchen floorplan. These cabinets need to be very sturdy in order to form the base for your countertops. Wall kitchen cabinet dimensions. Standard width for a single or double door wall cabinet is generally available in widths from 9 to 36 we carry them in increments of 3 i e 9 12 15.

Standard wall cabinet widths mirror the widths available for base cabinets ie 12 15 18 24 30 36 inches and 30 40 50 60 80cm. Standard wall cabinet depth is 12 inches for manufacturers working in inches and 30cm for manufacturers working in metric measurements. Common wall cabinet heights are 12 36 and 42 inches. Base cabinets may have a single door double doors a series of drawers or a combination of a drawer and doors.

These kitchen cabinets serve as the base for heavy countertops sinks that are a necessity in any kitchen. 12 inch cabinets are those you place above a fridge. The foundation base cabinets. Typically standard base cabinets measure 34 1 2 h and 36 h from the floor to the top of the countertop when a countertop is installed the toe kick portion of the cabinet is 4 1 2 h the standard door height is 24 h and the top drawer height is 6 h equaling 34 1 2 h total.

A 12 inch or 15 inch tall cabinet fits neatly over a refrigerator. Again wall kitchen cabinet dimensions are specified in terms of their external dimensions.