Kitchen Cabinet height

LoLth

Really quick question and probably really obvious but,

why do so few kitchen cabinets go right up to the ceiling?

They always seem to stop short by about a foot or two. I suppose it can be used for storage as a shelf but dust / grease etc would be an issue. Would it not be better to have a 1 or 2ft high cabinet running along the top? or let the cabinets be that much higher all around?

budhabob

LoLth wrote: »

Really quick question and probably really obvious but,

why do so few kitchen cabinets go right up to the ceiling?

They always seem to stop short by about a foot or two. I suppose it can be used for storage as a shelf but dust / grease etc would be an issue. Would it not be better to have a 1 or 2ft high cabinet running along the top? or let the cabinets be that much higher all around?

Access I would have thought, go too high and access is impossible without steps. Most people want a functional kitchen with all elements accessible.

MightyMunster

It also costs more as you have to use more materials. Agree that it looks way better though!

colm_mcm

I did this in my kitchen. It cost a bit more, but you don't have all the dust collecting on top, you get way more storage, but long term storage really, you need to climb up a chair.
I just liked the look of doing it that way, luckily the ceiling was reasonably straight. Got them in ikea.
Pain in the hole to fit though compared to a standard height kitchen. Worth the hassle in this case.

spurious

I thought this was going to be about why they are always up so high that average height people (women mainly) can't reach the top shelf without a chair/steps.

Spanish Eyes

spurious wrote: »

I thought this was going to be about why they are always up so high that average height people (women mainly) can't reach the top shelf without a chair/steps.

Now now.... the lack of height in females results in many a flirty exchange in the supermarket I'll have you know! "Hi, I wonder if you could reach up there and get that jar/whatever for me, oh thanks a million, great to be tall"

And then.... :cool:

Anyway to keep on topic, presses up to the ceiling is the way to go for sure. A chair or fold up steps will do the trick to access them. Unless hopeless and hapless females have a six foot + giant living in the same place.

Calahonda52

LoLth wrote: »

Really quick question and probably really obvious but,

why do so few kitchen cabinets go right up to the ceiling?

They always seem to stop short by about a foot or two. I suppose it can be used for storage as a shelf but dust / grease etc would be an issue. Would it not be better to have a 1 or 2ft high cabinet running along the top? or let the cabinets be that much higher all around?

easier for the production set up to keep them standard as opposed to bespoke.
lighter, easier to fit and assemble on site
as mentioned, access issues

Sleepy

The gap at the top also allows for the running of cables for lighting / pipes for extractor fans etc.

mjj

Hi All!
We're currently in the middle of a self build. Our ceilings downstairs are going to be 9ft, what height kitchen would people recommend? Would standard height look silly? I know we could add extra cabinet on top also!
Thanks in advance!