The depth measurement is taken from the front outer front edge of the cabinet to the wall.
Standard kitchen base cabinet depth.
The depth for base cabinets is the distance from the outer edge of the cabinet to the wall.
The standard depth for full height base cabinets is 24 inches deep.
Again wall kitchen cabinet dimensions are specified in terms of their external dimensions.
Base cabinet depth.
If you had a deeper cabinet than 24 inches it would be difficult to reach the back or plug in appliances.
Stock base cabinets are generally 24 inches deep not counting countertop overhang.
This means less space inside than the actual number of inches you choose.
For islands and applications where wall obstacles prevent full cabinet depth options it is common that base cabinets are reduced in 3 inch intervals down to 12 inches deep as needed.
Deeper base cabinets make it difficult for you to reach the back of the counter or to plug in appliances.
Standard wall cabinet widths mirror the widths available for base cabinets ie 12 15 18 24 30 36 inches and 30 40 50 60 80cm.
Base cabinet widths also range from 9 to 48 inches just like overhead cabinets but the standard height of a base cabinet is 34 1 2 inches.
Wall kitchen cabinet dimensions.
The shallowest base cabinets are 12 inches deep usually a wall cabinet is used to achieve this depth.
This ensures that a standard counter top of 1 1 2.