When you buy new built-in appliances for your kitchen, you have to deal with niche sizes. You need to know the niche sizes of your kitchen, otherwise you can’t be sure whether that built-in fridge, built-in dishwasher or built-in oven will fit. So, grab your tape measure, because in this article you’ll read exactly how to determine the niche sizes in your kitchen and how to choose the right built-in appliances for them.
Niche sizes are the dimensions of the space in your kitchen where you want to build in an appliance, such as an oven, a freezer or a dishwasher. You need to know the niche sizes to make sure the appliance fits properly and that the door or panel can still open properly. The niche sizes consist of the height, the width and the depth of the niche. Some appliances have one or more standard niche sizes.
Are you looking for a new built-in fridge for your kitchen? Then it’s important to take the niche sizes into account. The front panel of your fridge has to fit seamlessly, otherwise you will not be able to open the fridge properly. So first measure the niche height, niche width and niche depth in your kitchen. Then check whether the built-in fridge you have in mind falls within these niche sizes. Always check the installation drawing of that fridge for the exact dimensions.
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If you’re looking for a new built-in freezer, you also have to take dimensions and niche sizes into account. The niche height is especially important, because most freezers have a standard niche depth (55 centimetres) and a standard niche width (56 centimetres). However, there are also freezers with different niche sizes, so it’s still wise to measure the width and depth again.
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If you choose a new built-in dishwasher, it’s important that the appliance fits seamlessly into your kitchen. For this, both the niche sizes of your kitchen and the height of the kitchen door are important. Measure the niche height from the floor to the underside of the worktop. Measure the niche depth from the front to the back of the niche and subtract the dimensions of any pipes at the back of the niche. Then check the niche width. For dishwashers this is standard 60 centimetres, although there are also smaller models with a width of 45 centimetres.
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Just like with other built-in appliances, it’s important to know the niche sizes in your kitchen for built-in ovens and microwaves. The standard height of a built-in oven is 45 or 60 centimetres. Do you have a combi oven? Then the niche height is standard 45 centimetres. When measuring the niche depth and niche width of a built-in oven, bear in mind that the front of the oven is often wider than the back. This means that the niche sizes of a built-in oven are smaller than the dimensions you’ll find if you simply use a tape measure yourself.
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The niche sizes of a built-in hob consist of the niche width, niche depth and the thickness of the worktop. Ideally, you measure the niche sizes for an induction hob when the induction hob is not yet in the niche. If this isn’t possible, it’s a good idea to look up the niche sizes in the manual of your current hob. Take into account that the height and width of a hob are slightly larger than the niche. The hob itself partly rests on your worktop.
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