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Kitchen cabinets toe kick dimensions. Average dimensions of wall kitchen cabinets. The kick space is intended to prevent potential toe injuries and allow for closer proximity to a countertop. Standard base cabinet sizes. The average toe kick height measures 3 5 inches and the average as well as ideal toe kick depth measures 3 inches.
The toe kick is that indent that makes the countertop comfortable to stand in front of when working. Moving from the ground on up we reach the wall kitchen cabinets. It is not recommended that you go shallower than 3. As with many other standard features of home and furniture design the toe kick follows a fairly common measurement standard.
So universal is this standard that factory made stock cabinets always follow these standard dimensions for a toe kick and an experienced carpenter or woodworker who constructs a base cabinet will include the toe kick with these standard dimensions. It might sound tempting to forfeit a toe kick for more cabinet space but it s not worth it. 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. Base cabinet dimensions are made up of three parts.
Traditionally a kick space is allowed for in modern cabinet designs by creating a separate recessed platform upon which one s cabinetry may rest. Hampton bay hampton 90 x 4 5 x 0 125 in toe kick in unfinished beech katkx uf the home depot. The recommended ideal height for a toe kick is 3 5 high and 3 inches deep. However toe kicks can range from 3 to 4 1 2 high.
The plinth or toe kick height. Please note that if you are building a face frame cabinet on a 2 4 base the toe kick will be slightly shorter than 3 1 2 because the face frame drops below the. Kitchen toe unfinished oak kick is ideal to conceal any viewable particleboard on the toe kick. Convenient to install and maintain.
When i fab d up the mockup the standard toe kick space made everything look like it was sitting on a pallet and overhanging the edge. However what they will all have in common are the standard dimensions that mean they fit together nicely to create one uniform kitchen. The ideal toe kick height is 3 5inches 9cm the ideal toe kick depth is 3 inches 7 5cm base kitchen cabinets interior dimensions. When i built our kitchen cabinets they are green and green style designed around a granite top that overhangs the cabinet face by 2 1 2 the standard toe kick dimension just didn t work.
A kick space also known as a toe kick or toe space is recessed space at the base of most floor mounted kitchen cabinets. The worktop thickness and depth.