Standard Cabinet Drawer Sizes

In standard kitchens the wall cabinets are typically 30 or 36 inches tall with the space above enclosed by soffits.

Standard cabinet drawer sizes.

First let s look at the sizes of base cabinets. A standard base kitchen cabinet will measure about 34 1 2 high and 35 to 36 high from your kitchen floor with a countertop. When you get to the 36 inch drawer widths it gets a little tricker. For example if the opening is 12 inches wide the.

These cabinets need to be very sturdy in order to form the base for your countertops. Where the cabinets run all the way to the ceiling 48 inch cabinets are the logical choice. Base cabinets may have a single door double doors a series of drawers or a combination of a drawer and doors. Drawers can be built almost any width for bottom mount but the most common size is 3 4 inch smaller on both sides than the cabinet opening.

The graphic below shows is a nice visual of approximately how each common size of pull will look on a cabinet drawer or door. It all depends on your design needs the standard size of a base cabinet is 34 5 inches tall without the countertop and 36 inches with the countertop. All of the sizes i mentioned above so if you need to review that again. 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.

A 12 inch or 15 inch tall cabinet fits neatly over a refrigerator. The standard depth of a base kitchen cabinet is 24 without a countertop and 25 to 26 with a countertop.