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Worktop depth
I have been installing a kitchen worktop. Its temporary so I wasnt too
fussed about the depth and just bought a length of cheap laminate but WHY is the standard depth of laminate just 600mm? A dishwasher is fitted under the worktop and is 600mm deep. Add on the space taken up by waste pipes, water feeds etc and the dishwasher sticks out in front of the worktop. Now if the standard depth of worktop were 650mm they would be accommodated just fine Why? Anna -- ~~ Anna Kettle, Suffolk, England |""""| ~ Lime plaster repair and conservation / ^^ \ // Freehand modelling in lime: overmantels, pargeting etc |____| www.kettlenet.co.uk 01359 230642 |
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Anna Kettle wrote:
I have been installing a kitchen worktop. Its temporary so I wasnt too fussed about the depth and just bought a length of cheap laminate but WHY is the standard depth of laminate just 600mm? A dishwasher is fitted under the worktop and is 600mm deep. Add on the space taken up by waste pipes, water feeds etc and the dishwasher sticks out in front of the worktop. Now if the standard depth of worktop were 650mm they would be accommodated just fine Why? Because. |
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Anna Kettle wrote:
I have been installing a kitchen worktop. Its temporary so I wasnt too fussed about the depth and just bought a length of cheap laminate but WHY is the standard depth of laminate just 600mm? A dishwasher is fitted under the worktop and is 600mm deep. Add on the space taken up by waste pipes, water feeds etc and the dishwasher sticks out in front of the worktop. Now if the standard depth of worktop were 650mm they would be accommodated just fine Why? Many 'standard' worktops are 640mm deep - all depends where you get them. -- Grunff |
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"Anna Kettle" wrote in message ... I have been installing a kitchen worktop. Its temporary so I wasnt too fussed about the depth and just bought a length of cheap laminate but WHY is the standard depth of laminate just 600mm? A dishwasher is fitted under the worktop and is 600mm deep. Add on the space taken up by waste pipes, water feeds etc and the dishwasher sticks out in front of the worktop. Now if the standard depth of worktop were 650mm they would be accommodated just fine Why? This puzzled me as well, our old kitchen had the appliances sticking out but the MIL's moben kitchen didn't - the run with the appliances in was 700mm deep - so i've just done the same for our washer and dishwasher Regards Jeff |
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Worktop depth
My father got round this partially by fixing 50 x 25 battens round the
wall for the worktops to butt against. The top of the battens were about 25mm higher than the worktop height and were used to tile off. Pen |
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