The height of the countertops in the kitchen from the floor
Those who read this article have already breathed freely from the fact that the repair is finally over. Now it is time to acquire a new environment and to equip the kitchen interior to your liking. If the repair in the kitchen has come to an end and you are going to start buying new furniture, the tips outlined in this material will come in handy. The topic of today's article is the optimal height of countertops in the kitchen from the floor.
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Buying a set of kitchen furniture in harmony in color with the walls is only half the battle. It is equally important that all pieces of furniture are ergonomic. Cooking and serving dishes take a lot of time, so you need to decide on the dimensions of the furniture in advance. It would seem that the standard height of the kitchen from the floor to the countertop is the same for all products and is predetermined by the manufacturer. The only problem is to buy and install. But not everything is simple. It turns out that insufficiently thought-out sizes of furniture or improperly calculated height of kitchen cabinets from the floor make the most functional and beautiful set a subject for irritation.
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Standard dimensions
Furniture with the dimensions specified by the manufacturer is designed for a woman of average height, but in different countries, due to various characteristics, the value of this indicator varies by 100-150 mm. Therefore, the standard height of the kitchen set from the floor with the countertop will be different.
Important! To make the surface easy to use and pleasant in appearance, also see our review“What are kitchen worktops made of?”.
By purchasing Chinese products, you can hardly count on the gratitude of your wife, whose height is 1.70 m. Cooking with a constantly bent back is not only inconvenient, but, to put it mildly, not too useful. Such a forced position is fraught with pain in the spine and related diseases. Therefore, before buying in an online store, you need to ask in advance about the dimensions of the furniture set that you like. If you make purchases in an offline store, then it is worth taking a roulette with you. Unfortunately, the anthropometric parameters of different people are different, so not always “average” furniture meets the wishes of a particular person.
Now let's move on to solving a more complex problem: how to correctly calculate the height of the kitchen set from the floor, depending on height.
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They concern not only work surfaces, but also the level of the slab. Empirically established that:
- If the growth does not exceed 150 cm, the optimal height of the countertop ranges between 76-82 cm.
- For people with a height of 160 to 180 cm (average height), the most convenient distance of the table cover from the floor is 88-90 cm.
- For people of high stature (180-200 cm), a meter-high table is suitable.
In addition to the table, in the kitchen there are several more zones that the hostess uses quite actively:
- For dish washing.
- To work with the test.
- For baking and baking products.
Washing
Each of the listed work areas should be comfortable. Washing dishes takes about the same time as cooking.If the hostess does not have a special dishwasher, you will have to use a conventional sink for washing dishes manually:
- The average washing height - from 84 to 86 cm - is not convenient for everyone. The tall ones have to bend over and the undersized ones get up on tiptoe.
- To calculate the optimal size of the sink, there is an interesting formula: the distance from the floor to the elbow minus the length of the fist. For example, if the first digit is 97 cm for you, and the length of the fist is 5 cm, then
Important! The best sink height is 92 cm, which is higher than the standard value. If you are in a hurry to purchase a table of average height, you will have to think over some additional basis or replace the purchased furniture with a more suitable one. A custom wash will cost more, but it’s convenient.
And in that, and in another case, you need to know what material is better for washing.
Cutting table
A table designed for cutting food should ideally be the same height as the sink. It should also be located as close to the sink as possible, since the products are cleaned or washed before cooking. The presence of running water is desirable. Another requirement for this zone is sufficient area.
Plate
As for the hob or stove, it may be located slightly lower than other work surfaces. This is due to the fact that the hostess receives a gain in height due to pans and pots. The simplest way to calculate the optimal distance of the hob from the floor is to subtract 10-11 cm from the sink.
Cooker hood
Do not forget about the hood over the stove. Otherwise, you will have to put up with the fact that the apartment literally “preserves” the smells of stewed cabbage or lightly burnt potatoes in a pan. The best spacing between the hood and the surface is 0.7 m.
Important! About how to choose such equipment necessary for each house, we described in detail in the articles:
Other furniture
There should be a half-meter gap between the stove and the kitchen sink, and the best distance from the table to the wall cabinet is 45 cm. The depth of the countertop should be between 60 cm.
You need to select the elements of a kitchen furniture set, given the size of the kitchen. If the room is very tiny, then it is quite possible that you will have to refuse something.
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Habitual, slightly conservative, ideas about the kitchen environment are gradually fading into the past. Until recently, it was believed that the oven must certainly be under the hob. Today, more often they prefer separately located ovens, which are much more convenient and safer. The given dimensions are replaced by individual solutions combining ergonomics, safety with an attractive appearance.
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