Cabinet Heights

The basic sizes for a stock kitchen are pretty much universal, maybe not everyone carries every size, but all manufacturers use the system. Starting with 9" wide they go in 3" increments. The size after 9" would be 12", 15", 18" etc.
The base cabinets are generally 34 1/2" high(without the counter). The counter is 1 1/2" high which now brings the total height from the floor to the top of the counter to 36". The "National Kitchen & Bath Association" standards for the back splash is 18Which now brings us to a total of 54", before we start the wall cabinets.
Wall cabinets run the same way. The only difference is that wall cabinets or any cabinet not considered a base cabinet we have the height to worry about as well. Wall cabinets generally come in three different heights, 30", 36" & 42". Sometimes you will have some stock companies skipping over the 36", and only give you the choices of 30", and 42".
So if we now take the 54" that we have for the base cabinet, the counter, and the back splash, and add it to the 30" tall wall cabinet, it will bring us to a total of 84". If we do the 36" high cabinet it will bring us to a total height of 90". And if we use the 42" high wall cabinet, that will bring us to a total of 96". Basically those are the standard sizes for stock cabinets.

Please don't hesitate to call with any questions,

Sincerely,
Moe Hirsch
Regal Kitchens & Baths Inc.
Office - 718-435-1211
Fax - 718-435-2057
moshe@regalkitchens.com