Standard Island Bench Size
Laminate benchtops come in at a standard width of 900mm which allows for a row of cupboards and drawers on one side and an overhang on the other of around 300mm for a breakfast bar.
Standard island bench size. If your kitchen is less than 13 feet wide we don t recommend adding an island at all. Squeeze an island into a smaller kitchen islands can vary in size and shape but the minimum recommended size of a fixed kitchen island is about 40 by 40 inches 1 000 by 1 000 millimeters. The depth you need will depend on whether your island will be used from both sides as a dining area as well as a food preparation area and if appliances such as stovetops and dishwashers are being housed in the island. And you may not be able to use bar stools if too narrow.
A standard slab size is 3060mm by 1440mm but some suppliers offer oversized jumbo slabs which eliminate the need of an unsightly joint between two slabs. The size of your kitchen island bench can be as large as your space allows. Standard depths for kitchen island benches range from 600 millimetres to 1 200 millimetres. Standard depths for kitchen island benches range from 600 millimetres to 1 200 millimetres.
The general rule is that you will need at least 42 to 48 inches 106 68 cm to 121 92 cm of open space around your island. The only restriction is the width of the slab if you opt for an engineered stone. You can stretch the surrounding space to 48. Go wide don t go for a narrow depth to your island as this will reduce the size and the area which you have to work from.
A good general rule to go by is 60cm per person 24 inches. If space and budget permits and you want to go bigger for example to pack in more storage with a back to back array of cabinetry custom sizes are available in both laminate and solid surface materials. Having space for bar stool seating at a kitchen island is a common request and often a feature to consider when designing a kitchen island. The standard length of a 4 seat island is 10.
Standard depth with a sink is 42. At a minimum your built in kitchen island size will need to be four feet by two feet with an average of 36 to 42 inches of clearance all the way around. Although small these dimensions still allow for a practical working island including the option of integrated appliances.