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   crawford_l_dunham | Aug 03, 1999 01:24am | #1

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   larry, the standard is 18 inches, and most
   pre-maid cabinets are made with this in mind. It
   is not the be all and end all for spacing, I have
   had many a customer ask me to do something just a
   little different, for comfort sake.

   by all means what ever makes the costumer
   happy, or you comfortable should be your stan

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   Guest_ | Aug 03, 1999 01:27am | #2

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   larry, the standard is 18 inches, and most
   pre-maid cabinets are made with this in mind. It
   is not the be all and end all for spacing, I have
   had many a customer ask me to do something just a
   little different, for comfort sake.

   by all means what ever makes the costumer
   happy, or you comfortable should be your stan

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   Guest_ | Aug 03, 1999 01:47am | #3

   *Everyone knows that the standard height is two inches above a Krups ProAroma coffee maker.

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   Guest_ | Aug 03, 1999 03:42am | #4

   *Larry,18".Ed. Williams

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   dickiey | Aug 03, 1999 04:37am | #5

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   1 inch?

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   Guest_ | Aug 03, 1999 04:49am | #6

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   He wants to know the space between upper and lower cabinets, not the lenght of your pecker!

   Gabe

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   Guest_ | Aug 03, 1999 04:56am | #7

   *Hi fellows,Seeing that everyone was of the same opinion, I thought I would add a different twist.The proper spacing is determined by lining up the top of the cabinets 2160mm from the floor. The bottom cabinets are 890mm high and the top cabinets are 810mm high leaving 460mm (18")for the spacing.Gabe

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   dickiey | Aug 03, 1999 05:01am | #8

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   Hi Gabe,

   please explain further...I dont understand.

   Thanks

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   Guest_ | Aug 03, 1999 05:09am | #9

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   Did a kitchen last year where the design was for 30" uppers with a 2 3/4 crown and standard bases with a 2" counter top. Working with the existing ceiling height that left 16" for clearance and the "boss" was happy with that. It just meets required heights and clearances for the over-range microwave but it's a little tight putting a large pot on the back burners. A visual advantage is that the electric outlets are all in PlugMold just under the upper cabinets and you really neet to be standing back to see them.

   I've just been planning a kitchen rehab for my 83 year old mother with great concern for safety and accessibility. A neighbor's kitchen has a 20" clearance and she could barely reach the over-range microwave. It dawned on me that even "standard 18" clearance" uppers may present accessibility problems for the disabled or the elderly.

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   bullet | Aug 03, 1999 05:24am | #10

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   16-18" over a countertop, 24" over sink or stove

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   Guest_ | Aug 03, 1999 05:37am | #11

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   Although 18" is quite common this can vary considerably in a custom kitchen. My kitchen has 24" on one side and 18" on the other. Over the stove and breakfast bar it is 30". If people are short they may want less. With more, things can be hung below the cabinets. Often pleasing results can be had by mixing things up.

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   Guest_ | Aug 03, 1999 08:34am | #12

   *The "Better Homes & Gardens" book on kitchens has some very intelligent discussion of heights, with reference to accessibility and ergonomics. I found 16-17" more useful for my wife who is a few inches shorter than average; the microwave and other counter crud I put in a full height cabinet with an outlet behind it (except for fire hazards like the coffee maker & toaster). It is so nice to work in a kitchen that was thoughtfully laid out.One interesting compromise suggested in the book is a pull-out toekick that acts as a 4" stepstool.

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   Guest_ | Aug 03, 1999 08:42am | #13

   *Gabe,18" is the length of my pecker.Everything's bigger in Texas.Ed. ;-)

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   Guest_ | Aug 03, 1999 11:24am | #14

   *No, just the egos. ;-)Hey did'ya know Alaska is more than twice the size of Texas? (I hear that makes Texans mad.)

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   Guest_ | Aug 03, 1999 08:07pm | #15

   *Morning Ed,I can see why Texans prefer hand tools.Gabe

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   Guest_ | Aug 04, 1999 03:37pm | #17

   *There are code requirements for over-stove clearance but it is to combustible surfaces. Over-stove microwaves for example are designed and rated for lesser clearance. Don't know if metal cabinets by their very construction are considered "non-combustible" or if they must be rated.

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   Larry_Doxsey | Aug 04, 1999 03:37pm | #16

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   What is the 'standard' distance from the top of the countertop to the bottom of wall cabinets?