Kitchen design help!

6 years ago

I am trying to plan my kitchen layout but I am really struggling to grasp how much space a corner unit will take. My friend is a carpenter and I am hoping to get him to make us the unit but he said 1300mm is the standard size that people often ask for. Our other units are 640mm deep so will this unit be 1300mm width by 640mm deep? Could anyone give me a better idea of usual corner unit sizing please?

I can't decide how to lay out the rest of the units until I know how much space this corner unit will take up - I know its bespoke so effectively it can be as big or as small as I need/ want it to be but he was talking about adding a Lemans corner cabinet storage, so I want to make sure its big enough to be practical but small enough to allow me to use all my other units. We are changing the kitchen from galley to L shape to better suit the kitchen.

Thanks in advance!

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Gemma
6 years ago
Our corner unit will be 1000mm by 600, plus 130mm service gap at the back so will take up effectively 1130mm long by 600 deep. We will also be having a le mans pull out.
Lauren Heath
Original Author
6 years ago
Excuse the horrific drawing but (I think I've confused myself here), the long bit that butts up to the wall and makes up part of the 130mm service gap is 1130mm then the depth is 600mm but how big is the L shape bit?
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Daisy England
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If you're having an L shaped base these are normally 900 x 900 or 925 x 925 mm depending on the manufacturer. You would add 2 doors the same size.
Regarding 1300 being a common size I don't think so. That's a very long length and the maximum standard is 1200mm. Most bases are 600 mm deep. Wall units are 300 mm deep.
Lauren Heath
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6 years ago
Thank you both!

I think I just got myself in a tizzle, haha.

I'm not sure why he said 1300mm was standard unless I misunderstood him (more than possible).

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