kitchen cabinet plan
THE KITCHENWORKS REFACING PROCESS.
HORIZONTAL DIMENSIONS:
(Fig. 8)
1) Each wall from corner to corner.
2) From the nearest corner to the outside edge of each door
or window casing.
3) The overall width of the doors and windows, including the
casing.
4) From the nearest corner to the centers of water supply
lines, drain lines and gas feed lines.
5) From the nearest corner to the centers of electrical outlets
and switches.
VERTICAL DIMENSIONS:
(Fig.9)
6) From the floor to the ceiling.
7) From the floor to the bottom edge of window stools or casings.
8) From the ceiling to the top edge of door and window casings.
Once you have those dimensions, you're ready to do a basic
layout (called a kitchen plan). First, make a few copies of
your sketch, so you can play with different ideas. You can
also make cardboard cutouts of your appliances, sink and basic
cabinet sizes (to scale), and move them around on your sketch.
Decide on the general location of each of the work centers.
Make sure that the layout fits general kitchen planning guidelines,
and that no structural or other considerations prevent you
from building your layout.
Next, determine the rough position of the major appliances
(refrigerator, range and ovens) and the sink. Double check
the layout to make sure you've allowed the proper amount of
counter space in each work center, as outlined above. Also,
double check to make sure your work triangle is within guidelines.
Plan a sink base cabinet under the sink, then choose the
types of cabinets that will go near each appliance. Work from
the nearest corner to the sink and each appliance, sizing
the cabinets so you are left with a gap at the end that is
less than 3". You'll use a filler strip that matches
the cabinet finish to fill those gaps.
Make sure each type of cabinet fits the need at that work
center–mixing bowl and utensil storage near the mixing/preparation
center, cooking utensils near the range, and dish storage
near the sink, for example.
Finally, add up the materials you will need–cabinets,
countertops, appliances, electrical, plumbing and heating
supplies, light fixtures, fan and all the surface materials
such as floor coverings, wallboard, wallpaper and paint.
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