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.
Last changed October 20, 2026
The numbers most kitchens share
Fitted kitchens in Israel and Europe are built to a handful of sizes. Knowing them makes any plan easier to read, and tells you quickly when something is unusual.
| Part | Typical | Common range |
|---|---|---|
| Worktop height, finished | 90 | 85–95 |
| Plinth (toe kick) height | 10 | 8–15 |
| Base cabinet height (carcass) | 78 | follows the two above |
| Base cabinet depth (carcass) | 56 | 30–65 |
| Worktop depth | 60 | about 2 past the fronts |
| Gap from worktop to wall cabinets | 60 | 50–70 |
| Wall cabinet height | 72 | 60, 72, 90 or to the ceiling |
| Wall cabinet depth (carcass) | 33 | 30–37 with the front |
| Tall cabinet top | 222 | level with the wall cabinets |
| Tall cabinet depth (carcass) | 56 | 56–58 |
How the heights add up
The worktop's height is the sum of three parts: the plinth under the cabinets, the cabinet itself, and the worktop on top. With a 10 cm plinth and a 2 cm worktop, a 90 cm worktop leaves 78 cm for the cabinet.
Change one and another must give. A thicker 3 cm quartz worktop at the same 90 cm takes a centimetre from the cabinet; a taller cook who wants 95 cm gets a 5 cm taller cabinet or a taller plinth.
Above the worktop, wall cabinets usually start 60 cm higher, at 150 cm from the floor. A 72 cm wall cabinet then ends at 222 cm, the same height as a standard tall cabinet, so their tops line up.
Widths
- Base and wall cabinets come in steps of 5 cm, from 15 cm (a narrow pull-out) to 120 cm for one cabinet.
- A single door is at most 60 cm wide, or 65 cm with an extra hinge; a wider cabinet gets two doors.
- A drawer can be up to 120 cm wide, which suits wide drawers for pots under a cooktop.
- Corner cabinets have their own sizes: 90 × 90 cm for an L-shaped corner unit, 90 to 120 cm for a blind corner (see corner cabinet solutions).
Depths
A base cabinet is 56 cm deep and its front adds about 2 cm; the 60 cm worktop covers both and overhangs the fronts by about 2 cm. Wall cabinets are much shallower, 33 cm, so you can work under them without hitting your head.
In a narrow room, shallower base cabinets of 30 to 40 cm can make the walkway wide enough; they hold less, and a standard sink or cooktop may not fit them.
The small gaps that matter
- A filler of about 3 cm between a cabinet and the wall, so doors open fully and handles don't scrape the wall.
- At least 5 cm between two runs meeting in a corner, so their fronts and handles don't clash.
- About 3 mm between neighbouring fronts, so they don't rub.
- At least 1 cm between a tall cabinet and the ceiling.
These are starting points, not rules. Every carpenter and showroom has its own sizes, and every size in TruePlinth can be changed for a whole kitchen or one cabinet.
Plan it with TruePlinth
Draw your room, drag in cabinets in standard sizes, and the checks in this guide run as you design.