said by carly :I just came across a site listing kitchen design rules (Starcraft Construction) one of which said that the bottom of a microwave should be no greater than 54" from the floor. With the cabinets mounted 6" higher than normal, this results in the bottom of the microwave being 62" from the floor. (As mentioned, given I'm 63" high, you can see the problem.)
Are you or any of the rest of you aware of a code that stipulates the maximum height for a microwave?
(And thank you to all of you for your helpful comments.)
I checked my own kitchen, which was redone last year. The microwave is 56" from the floor. The cupboards (with drop valence) are 16" above the counter. I'm 6' and I find the microwave is something I am careful about (and always use a Nomex OveGlove)