Kitchen cabinet count from linear feet — runs divided by average box width, rounded up
Linear feet become a whole-cabinet count: cabinets = run (LF) × 12 ÷ average width, rounded up. Base and wall cabinets average 24″, tall pantry 30″ — so 16 LF base = 8 cabinets, 12 LF wall = 6, 2.5 LF tall = 1. The countertop rides the base run, so the same 16 LF also sizes the slab (× ~25.5″ deep ≈ 34 sf before waste).
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A kitchen wall elevation showing how linear feet of cabinet run become a whole-cabinet count. Base and wall cabinets average 24 inches wide and tall pantry cabinets average 30 inches, so the count is the run in linear feet times 12, divided by the average width, rounded up. A 16-linear-foot base run is 16 times 12 divided by 24, which rounds to 8 base cabinets; a 12-linear-foot wall run is 6 wall cabinets; and a 2.5-linear-foot tall run is 1 pantry cabinet. The countertop rides the same base run, so the same 16 linear feet also sizes the slab, roughly 25.5 inches deep, about 34 square feet before waste.
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