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

Reading A Layout Part 2

Now that we learned from yesterdays post how to see from the layout what cabinets are being supplied. Lets see the rest of the layout. Starting on the wall cabinets first, all the way to the left it says WF 1 1/2", which stands for "Wall Filler" 1 1/2" wide. Now all the way to the right it says "WEP 1"x42", stands for "Wall End Panel" 1" wide, and 42" high. the reason we put a panel, instead of a filler, and we made it 42" high instead of the 24" high which is what the cabinet is, is because the W3024 cabinet has a Microwave underneath it which is about 18" high. So the 24" cabinet plus the 18" Microwave is 42" high, now the reason we did a panel instead of a filler is because otherwise on the right side it would be hollow between the Microwave and the wall. Down to the Base Cabinets. To the left we started with a DWR 1/2" which stands for "Dish Washer Panel 1 1/2" wide", which we out there since the fridge is there we needed some sort of support for the counter top on the left. Now we also put a "Side Splash" on the left side. Tomorrow I would like explain the various fillers, and panels why we actually use them as well the Owner, and installer notes we use on our layouts.

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

Reading A Layout Part 1

Lately i`ve been posting layouts of the kitchens we installed on our facebook group. I know I started introducing the different kitchen cabinet door styles that we sell, and then I went off about Jim Bishop Cabinets and some other things(going off topic is an old problem of mine). I think it`s very important to go back to basics. On June 22, 2009 I posted a blog post "Ten Steps to Measuring Your Kitchen", I think I should have mentioned how to read the layouts as well.
Let`s start with an easy layout, that we @ Regal Kitchens just did PO # 160-7S. You will see alot of numbers and letters. Here is the break down. The "W" with numbers to the right of it stands for Wall Cabinet, that will represent the cabinets hanging on the wall. Cabinets staring with A "B" represent the Base Cabinets, which are the cabinets sitting on the floor, and supporting the Counter top. On the Wall Cabinets, the last 2 digits are telling you the height of the cabinet, the first digit(s) is telling you the width of the cabinet. As far as the base cabinets go, all Cabinets are the same height 34 1/2"(unless there is a customization). As far as the width goes, in Base , and Wall cabinets they go in 3 inch increments starting with 9 inches.
I think we are now ready to look at our layout to see what is going on. Starting on the left the first cabinet is A "W3342"(33" wide x 42"high). To the right we have A "W3024" (30" wide x 24"high). Now you might ask why did we not make the cabinets the same height it`s because, we have a 30" Microwave hanging from the cabinet. On the bottom starting on the left we have 24" Under counter Refrigerator(that's right a real small one that fits under the counter and is only 24" wide, to the right of that we have a SB18, which stands for "Sink Base 18", which is 18" wide. To the right of that we have a 20" stove(pretty common in NYC apartment buildings). All in all a pretty small kitchen, for someone that is paying a alot of rent. but that's what goes here in the NYC.



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