Work top height

Dickie · Post by **Dickie** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:33 pm

Is 900mm the standard work top finished height?? Or has that changed?
Thanks guys...

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 3:57 pm

yes as long as your not using a very old 3ft high cooker then its 915mm

Dickie · Post by **Dickie** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:14 pm

Hmmm....Thanks big-all, some are saying it's always 915mm.
I'm interested in all views thanks.

philprime · Post by **philprime** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 4:42 pm

I always aim for 910mm on work tops

ayjay · Post by **ayjay** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:15 pm

Anywhere up to 940mm for me - ask the custard, tall ones want them higher, short ones like them lower.

Left to my own devices, I measure the plinth, add 10mm, add the carcass height and floor finish and see what I get.

wine~o · Post by **wine~o** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:16 pm

I work the other way round..approx 870/875mm to the Underside of the worktop...

This allows freestanding appliances enough room (But not a huge gap) to be installed.

The finished height will then vary..depending on the worktop thickness.

steviejoiner74 · Post by **steviejoiner74** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:20 pm

915mm I usually go for.

Dickie · Post by **Dickie** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 5:48 pm

Thanks everyone. It looks like it'll depend greatly on the floor high point & the customers height.

big-all · Post by **big-all** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 6:04 pm

another point is new flooring
if a kitchen is installed before new flooring then you need to leave enough height to allow the floor to be fitted and enough room for under mounted white goods

joinerjohn · Post by **joinerjohn** » Sat Mar 22, 2014 6:19 pm

Dickie wrote:Thanks everyone. It looks like it'll depend greatly on the floor high point & the customers height.

Good point Dickie. A mate of mine asked me what height he should set his base units at and I told him 870mm -875mm. Sadly, he started at the lowest point of his (out of level) floor. When he'd finished, he couldn't fit his washing machine under the worktop.

I had told him to check the level of the floor before starting too. Luckily he hadn't tiled.

fin · Post by **fin** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 2:30 pm

im fitting a kitchen at the moment. ive set the base units at 870.

royaloakcarpentry · Post by **royaloakcarpentry** » Sun Mar 23, 2014 11:19 pm

870mm to underside of work top if it is 40mm thick.

910 to top of work top was City&Guilds teaching.

fin · Post by **fin** » Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:42 pm

thankfully its a rare occasion i fit those horrible 30mm work tops, never fitted the thicker style worktops though

speed · Post by **speed** » Tue Mar 25, 2014 9:48 pm

yes 910 finish on a 40mm for me too

usually works out with a 150mm plinth depending on the cab supplier, most cabs are 720mm, but some suppliers use 735mm carcasses

wine~o · Post by **wine~o** » Wed Mar 26, 2014 5:29 pm

I've got an Uncle who is a Dwarf (No seriously)

He wouldn't even be able to see the worktop surface without a leg-up.

He used to be in the Guinness book of records as the UK's shortest Sub-postmaster, His dearest ambition was to become the Uk's shortest Postmaster....

I told him "You should aim higher.........."

So he punched me in the gonads......

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