What is the height of your layout?

[ezdays]

This is a topic that has been discussed probably in every forum, but I'm not sure we talked about it here. From what I find, the "ideal" layout height is suppose to be between 42" and 48". I've seen where others talk about theirs being as low as 36" and a few going above 50".

My question is, what is the height of your layout, and are you happy with it that way and would you change it if you could?

Higher is great for viewing, but lousy to reach and work on. Lower is great for working. reaching and seeing what you're doing without using a step-stool, but you lose depth of view that way. I just destroyed my entire layout a few months ago when we thought we were going to move. I think it was somewhere in the 42" range, and I think I'll put the new one just about that high as well, but I'm curious what everyone else thinks is the right height for a single-layer layout and possibly the top deck of a double-layer one.