How to Measure Your Benchtop & Splashback for an Estimate

Your measurements don't need to be perfect

We use these measurements to understand the approximate size and layout of your project and prepare an initial estimate. Your new benchtop will not be manufactured from these rough measurements.

First — take a few photos

Photos often tell us just as much as the measurements. Stand back and take a few clear photos showing:

• ✓The whole kitchen
• ✓The benchtop from one direction
• ✓The benchtop from the opposite direction
• ✓Sink area
• ✓Cooktop area
• ✓Splashback
• ✓Any unusual corners, joins or features

If there is an island, breakfast bar or separate benchtop, photograph that too.

Measure each benchtop run

Measure in millimetres where possible. For each benchtop section we mainly need two numbers:

• ✓Length — how long the benchtop runs along the wall or cabinetry.
• ✓Depth — approximately from the wall (back edge) to the front edge of the benchtop.
• ✓For an island: length × width.

You don't need to calculate square metres, slab sizes, joins, cut-outs, overhangs or mitres. We only need enough to estimate. The diagrams below use the same layouts as our Benchtop Planner — the sizes are examples only, not standard dimensions.

Straight benchtop

L-shaped benchtop

U-shaped benchtop

Galley kitchen

Island

L-shape + island

Two separate benchtops

Mark your sink

We don't need an exact cut-out measurement for your initial estimate. Simply tell us approximately where the sink is. On a sketch, write SINK roughly where it sits; in the Planner, choose the run it's on and slide it into position.

If possible, include a clear photo of the existing sink area. There's no need to remove or disturb the sink.

Mark your cooktop

Same idea — no need to measure the cooktop cut-out for the initial estimate. Just:

• ✓mark approximately where it sits;
• ✓tell us which benchtop run it's on;
• ✓take a clear photo.

If you already know your replacement cooktop, you can give us the details later. Final cooktop details must be confirmed before manufacture where a cut-out is required.

Example: sink on the main run, cooktop on the return — approximate positions are all we need.

How to measure your splashback

For each splashback section, measure approximately width × height.

• ✓Width — along the wall, from one end of the section to the other.
• ✓Height — under overhead cabinets, from the top of the benchtop to the underside of the overhead cabinet. For a full-height section, measure the approximate total height.

Example only — Section A: 2400 mm wide × 600 mm high. Section B: 1800 mm wide × 600 mm high.

Prefer pen and paper?

A rough sketch is completely fine.

1. Draw the approximate shape from above.
2. Write the length beside each run.
3. Add the approximate depth.
4. Write SINK and COOKTOP where they sit.
5. Take a photo of your sketch.
6. Upload it with your photos when you start your estimate.

Or use our Benchtop Planner

If you'd rather not draw it yourself, our online Benchtop Planner walks you through the layout. It supports straight, L-shape, U-shape, galley, island, L-shape + island and two separate benchtops.

1. Step 1

   Choose your kitchen layout

   Pick the shape closest to your kitchen, viewed from above. Each separate benchtop has its own measurements.

   

2. Step 2

   Enter your rough measurements

   Type each length and depth in millimetres. The drawing updates as you go so you can see which measurement is which.

   

3. Step 3

   Add your sink and cooktop

   Tell us if you're installing a new sink or cooktop, choose which run it's on and slide it to its approximate position.

   

4. Step 4

   Review your preliminary measure

   Check your plan, edit anything you like, then continue with your estimate.

   

Screens from the actual Benchtop Planner using an example kitchen. Scroll inside each screen to see more.

Measuring questions