Kitchen planning guides
What kitchen designers and carpenters know, written down: the sizes, the rules of thumb and the checks.
Standard kitchen cabinet dimensions: heights, depths and widths
The sizes most fitted kitchens share, how they add up from the floor to the worktop and the wall cabinets, and which ones your carpenter may change.
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How to measure a kitchen for new cabinets
What to measure, in what order, and what to write down, so the plan fits the room on the first try: walls, height, doors and windows, water, gas and power.
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Corner cabinet solutions explained: LeMans, magic corner, carousel, blind corner
The two kinds of corner cabinet, the fittings that make their back reachable, the sizes each one needs, and the door that has to clear the next run.
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Kitchen layouts (straight, L, U, galley, island): space and clearances
The five common kitchen layouts, and the distances that make each one work: aisles, walkways, worktop beside the sink, cooktop and fridge, the work triangle and seating.
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Worktop height and the gap to wall cabinets
How high a kitchen worktop usually is, what decides it, and how far above it the wall cabinets and the hood should start.
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Planning space for appliances: fridge, oven tower, dishwasher, hood
The spaces kitchen appliances usually need, where each one goes best, and why the model's installation sheet always has the last word.
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Drawers or doors in base cabinets?
When drawers are worth it, when a door is better, typical drawer heights, and the limits on how wide each can be.
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What to give your carpenter: a checklist
The drawings, lists and decisions a carpenter needs to price and build a kitchen without guessing, and what to agree on before work starts.
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