Normal Kitchen Bench Depth

The recommended standard kitchen benchtop height is 900mm 20mm.

Normal kitchen bench depth. The depth you need will depend on whether your island will be used from both sides as a dining area as well as a food preparation area and if appliances such as stovetops and dishwashers are being housed in the island. The depth of floor based cabinets should be around 600mm. Most commonly wall cabinets are 12 inches deep since this provides a good compromise between storage space in the cabinets and workable countertop space. This is the distance between the finished floor and the top of the benchtop.

Benches can have a depth anywhere from 15 20 inches 38 51 cm although the typical bench used for dining is considered to be around 17 inches 44 cm. A depth or width past 20 inches 51 cm will not be as comfortable for the average person to sit on. Backless benches have a bit more leeway in the depth because people can adjust forward or backward easily. Depth of the island standard depths for kitchen island benches range from 600 millimetres to 1 200 millimetres.

For the seat depth try to stay close to 16 inches from the front to the back of the seat. The height of kickboards beneath the bottom of the cabinets should ideally be between 100mm and 200mm. Here for example an additional slab of wood set higher than the main unit forms a breakfast bar. However the working bench height can be within the range of 850mm to 1050mm.

Cabinets can be deeper if they contain under bench appliances like dishwashers or large under mount sinks or shallower if space is limited. The depth must account for enough seating area the back of the bench if it has one and the width of any pillows cushions or other paddings you plan to put on the bench. Depth of the island standard depths for kitchen island benches range from 600 millimetres to 1 200 millimetres. Maximum depth for wall cabinets is 24 inches because it cannot exceed the depth of base cabinets but shallower cabinets are more common in order to maximize working space on the countertop.

Shop page for www kitchencabinets co nz. Shop standard size bench tops. While there is no standard for this most benches vary between 12 inches deep for narrow benches without storage to 23 inches deep for benches with storage underneath.