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Or they could just make them the right height in the first place…
Ho hum – we are where we are. I’ve got work to do anyway as there are no base units either side of the space where it’s going – basically my old (freestanding) DW is on the blink, and rather than shell out for a repair (my attempt turning out less than 100{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} successful) we decided to buy a new one, and went for integrated as a new kitchen comes next year so we didn’t want to buy another freestanding only to ditch it in less than 12 months.
And my “Somewhere I think I’ve got…” turned up trumps and I found an offcut of 40mm thick worktop, over 600mm long, so I can just put that down on the floor.
Still think the appliance makers are being shabby though.
I couldn’t decide whether to start a new topic or to tag onto this one – couldn’t find any rules to guide me, so as I did want to reference one of the posts I decided on the latter. Apologies if this is a transgression.
don wrote:What you have is extra height units, not that common.
I don’t think that’s right.
The “standard” height for worktop surfaces is 900-920mm, has been for donkeys years.
https://kitchinsider.com/kitchen-worktop-height/
https://www.worktop-express.co.uk/bl…ght-and-depth/
and many, many more similar answers from searching for “kitchen worktop height”.
Which means a height from floor to a 30mm thick worktop of 870-890mm. Mine is 880.
I’ve just bought a Bosch integrated (full width) dishwasher, and its height range is 815 – 875.
I don’t think I’ve ever encountered a kitchen with a worktop down at around 850mm. Look at Howdens/Magnet/B&Q/Ikea/whoever, and you’ll find that 900/910/920 is the “standard” height, not an uncommon extra height that appliance manufacturers can be forgiven for not catering for.
But looking around, this seems to be a very common height range across many manufacturers.
They are meant to sit on the floor.
So why are they all so short? What are they all thinking of?
Would I be being cynical if I thought it was because they make freestanding ones which have their own top, and are designed to always slide easily under a worktop, and integrated ones are just basically the same machines minus the outer case and top and with a different door with the controls in the top edge?
Alternatively, what am I missing? Having to pack out under the legs is going to be a PITA. Can’t believe the makers think that’s what people should be expected to do. 🙁
Never had integrated appliances before, and TBH if I’d known about this “feature” I’m not sure I would have bothered. Dishwashers are harder to do because of the drop down doors, but I think for WM/TD I might just buy freestanding ones and put them in gaps behind ordinary base unit doors.
