How high is your workbench?

I'm about 5'10. I'm setting out to build a workbench because after a long time, I finally have a garage big enough. Last time was over 10 years ago, so I can't remember how high it was.

How high is yours?

PS, this is for standing, not sitting.

I'm 6' and mine is 35-1/4".

Edit; and it's totally useless at the moment because it is completely covered with tools and parts and garbage

900mm or 3ft is a pretty standard height for work benches and kitchens

I am 6'4" and I used pre-made sections of exhaust pipe and muffler clamps that I picked up from my local Canadian tire so that the working height is comfortable.

Just check for you. Mine is 39" from the floor.

It is a stainless steel food prep table that I picked up from work for a $10 donation to our student foodbank!

It depends at least partly on what you plan on using it for. You generally want whatever you're working on to be around elbow-height. However, if that's typically larger/taller items that means you may want the work surface closer to waist-height. But yeah, usually 36"-39" is the common range.

I'll measure tomorrow. In the basement it is normal. In the garage I have 2. One is a little taller than the other, and frankly I like that a lot more--but having the double heights is the real trick set up.

I use a drafting table for a workbench. 36" tall.

40", but I'm 6'2".

36" is standard, but that's hard on my back.

My saw horses come in around 3ft, if I could get to the work bench in my garage, it's at around 3.5ft. The saw horses work well, but when I make some benches for the car port I'm thinking adjustable height.

I have a lot of workbenches.

Most are standard- 36". Even for extremely tall or short people, this generally works best (because we are all used to it in kitchens, etc).

I have 1 bench which is more like 24". I use this for working on large pieces (like sanding a piece of furniture).

I also have 1 bench that is higher than normal- 42". I use this for detail stuff. (42" is the standard height for a check-in style commercial counter, or bar)

Mine are at 40. Very comfortable to work on.

One is 36" and the other is 40"

37" but its built out of an old grill base so that i can move it out of the way. Not ideal but the height isnt bad.

44", but I'm 6"4"

Built in bench in garage is 36", mostly stand up work. 30x60 welding table is 34" including wheels, do a lotta sitting there. Built 2 4x8 benches for the old pipe shop, both were 36", worked good w/ pipe and bench vises, all standing work.

I mainly use a folding(movable) work bench that is the height that others mentioned. But my bench with my vise and metal cutter is much taller. Probably taller than the bottom of my elbow. In those cases I want things high to be able to see them. So think about the intended use.

One is 36" the other is 38". As some one mentioned earlier. just below elbow height is a good guide. I think that is how I built the one in my garage.

I'm 5' 10" and I've got three benches, ranging from 34 to 37 inches high. Even that slight variation is handy when working on differing parts or projects. It's the same issue as SVreX mentioned. I could actually use a lower bench, but there's no room left in the garage for another one.

SVreX wrote: I have a lot of workbenches. Most are standard- 36". Even for extremely tall or short people, this generally works best (because we are all used to it in kitchens, etc). I have 1 bench which is more like 24". I use this for working on large pieces (like sanding a piece of furniture). I also have 1 bench that is higher than normal- 42". I use this for detail stuff. (42" is the standard height for a check-in style commercial counter, or bar)

I like this combo. I might have to build a tall one just for fun. I use the floor for big stuff. A gardening scooter stool makes this surprisingly comfortable.

All of mine are fairly standard, so probably 36".

I am 5'10" and mine is 34.5".

Mine is 36.5", and I'm 6' tall. That height works pretty well. It used to be over 40", and that was nice, in that I didn't have too lean over as much, and put less strain on my neck. Only problems were it was hard to see all of a project, if it was fairly tall, and it was a long reach sometimes.

Come to think of it, I should really stop using a combination of a plastic fold-up table and the floor as a workbench.

High enough to hunt ducks with a rake

I'm 6'2" and my tool box is 42" from the floor including the butcher block top.

I'm 6'2".

At work my tool box / mobile workbench is 40", plus vise. Work fab table is 36", top of vise jaws are 44".

Workbench in home garage is 42", vise is another 8" on top of that. Workbench in basement shop is 36".

I think it all depends on what you are doing on it. Ergonomically, it's awkward to run an angle grinder for more than a few minutes on one of my 42" boxes, but I can stand at them doing assembly or precision work all day without neck/back strain. I can't do light work on the shorter benches for more than a few minutes before cramping up in the neck and back.