Linear meter calculator
Calculate kitchen cabinet linear meters from wall measurements: base, wall and tall cabinets separately. Optionally, see an estimated amount at your own linear meter price.
Result
Enter the length of the wall that will get cabinets.
- Total linear meters
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- Estimated amount
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- Calculated once you enter your linear meter prices
Linear meters are the length the cabinets cover along the wall; countertops, handles and accessories are usually priced separately. Instead of linear meters, moducut calculates cost from the project’s parts: sheets, banding, hardware and labor.
See part-based costingHow do you calculate kitchen cabinet linear meters?
- Linear meters are the length the cabinets cover along the wall, in meters; height and depth are not part of the calculation.
- Base cabinets = wall length − tall cabinet width − the part with no base cabinet (fridge, door).
- Wall cabinets = wall length − tall cabinet width − the part with no wall cabinet (window, door).
- Tall cabinets = the total width of the tall cabinets. All walls are added up; centimeters are divided by 100 to convert to meters.
- A corner is measured on both walls, so at each corner the base cabinet depth (e.g. 60 cm) is deducted once from the base run and the wall cabinet depth (e.g. 35 cm) once from the wall run.
- Estimated amount = Σ (linear meters × the linear meter price you enter). Any item without a price is left out of the amount.
Worked example
L-shaped kitchen. Wall 1 is 320 cm, with a 60 cm tall cabinet and a 70 cm fridge gap, and a 100 cm window above. Wall 2 is 240 cm. Base cabinets: (320 − 60 − 70) + 240 − 60 (corner) = 370 cm = 3.70 m. Wall cabinets: (320 − 60 − 100) + 240 − 35 (corner) = 365 cm = 3.65 m. Tall cabinets 0.60 m. Total 7.95 linear meters.
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Frequently asked
questions
A linear meter is the length the cabinets cover along the wall, in meters. In a kitchen, base, wall and tall cabinets are measured separately; height and depth are not part of it. A 3.5 m run of base cabinets is 3.5 linear meters.
You measure the length the cabinets cover along the wall, separately for base, wall and tall cabinets. Places without cabinets, such as the fridge, a window or a door, are deducted. A corner is measured on both walls, so the cabinet depth is deducted once at each corner.
It varies from workshop to workshop: some price tall cabinets at a separate linear meter rate, others count them like a base plus a wall cabinet. This tool shows tall cabinets as a separate item; enter their price according to your own method.
Usually not; the countertop is priced separately depending on its material. The countertop length is roughly the base cabinet linear meters; overhangs at the ends are added separately.
