Tall kitchen cabinets are most typically 84 or 96 inches tall.
Standard height of kitchen wall cabinets.
Handicap accessible kitchens.
Read on to determine how high up the wall to mount cabinets in the kitchen laundry room or basement bar and the tips to do so like a pro.
A 96 inch tall cabinet will run floor to ceiling in a standard 8 foot room while an 84 inch tall cabinet provides a foot of breathing room and can offer a uniform line with surrounding wall cabinets.
Measure the height of the base cabinets.
So what are the standard cabinet sizes for wall cabinets.
Standard base cabinet sizes.
The 34 inch height of a standard base cabinet.
For height you have the option of 30 inches 36 inches or 42 inches.
Once installed over your base cabinets the top of your wall cabinets will be at 84 inches 90 inches or 96 inches respectively.
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.
Add 1 1 2 for a standard countertop and 18 inches for a standard backsplash though some designers now want a 20 inch backsplash to make room for small appliances.