Abstract: A household appliance such as a dishwasher, washing machine, stove and the like, with a base setback on the front thereof, in which the facing of the base setback is constructed from two wall plates, each of which may be shortened to a desired width. One of the wall plates extends in the plane of the front side of the appliance while the other wall plate is fastened to a lower edge zone of the first plate. The second wall plate extends parallel to the base of the appliance with its edge facing from the front resting against a base plate movable horizontally of the appliance. This permits varying the depth and height of a base setback of an appliance in a simple efficient manner to match the base setback of adjacent cabinets.