Yes it does sit lower then a standard size dishwasher. BUT It has plastic screw type legs that does raise it up to the normal height of a disherwasher and now sits directly under my kitchen counters. Mine is raised up a good 3 to 4 inches on those legs. Once the kick plate is attached it looks complete. This was my only option for a dishwasher in a small space. If it didn’t go up high enough I was going to put in some sort of trim between the counter and dishwasher and secure the dishwasher to the side cabinets instead of under the counter as I normally do. But it fit after all.