Ada Compliant Kitchen Cabinet Height
Includes a 20 gauge stainless steel countertop with drop in double sink bowl single lever faucet sink strainers open space beneath sinks for wheelchair access base storage cabinets and 24 wide ada compliant dishwasher this ada kitchen measures 96 wide by 25 deep by 34 high and includes a 4 1 2 backsplash. Cbc 1133a 2 1 all other kitchen designs to provide a minimum clear width of 48.
This ada kitchen allows our client to comfortably navigate his kitchen and great room in a wheelchair.
Ada compliant kitchen cabinet height. The kitchen work surface shall be 34 inches 865 mm maximum above the finish floor or ground. We were recently involved in a very special kitchen remodeling project that truly touched our hearts. We are honored to share the story with you and we hope it will inspire you like it did us.
Recently we designed this kitchen ada kitchen for wheelchair accessibility for a ny client on long island allowing him freedom of movement from the kitchen to the media room and wet bar. This adjusted upper cabinet height also benefits. Most ada cabinets are 32 1 2 tall and with counter tops height is 34 1 2.
Drawer pulls should be at a height accessible to a person in a wheelchair. Inspectors are turning down jobs because the guidelines state no more than 34 total. How can this be when most all cabinet manufacturers make their cabinets 32 1 2 tall.
In general this means no higher than 48 inches or lower than 15 inches from the ground. A counter that is adjustable to provide a kitchen work surface at variable heights 29 inches 735 mm minimum and 36 inches 915 mm maximum shall be permitted. These figures factor in an ada compliant base cabinet height of 32 inches a 1 inch thick countertop and a shorter 14 inch backsplash.
The ada home page provides access to americans with disabilities act ada regulations for businesses and state and local governments technical assistance materials ada standards for accessible design links to federal agencies with ada responsibilities and information updates on new ada requirements streaming video information about department of justice ada settlement agreements. If the person must reach over something that obstructs clear access to the drawer pull the maximum height should be 44 inches. Most americans with disabilities act ada compliant countertops must be no more than 36 inches from the floor but certain counters can be two inches higher and others can be as low as 34 inches from the floor.
U shaped kitchens with cooktop or sink located at base of u w 30 wide knee space to a height of 27 aff to allow forward approach to have a clear width of 48.
