Extending Upper Cabinets To Ceiling

Glue and nail them in place behind the existing panel of the cabinet.

Extending upper cabinets to ceiling.

If you take only one thing away from the entirety of my story blog let it be that someday isn t ev ver going to happen unless you make someday today. Basic steps i took to extend cabinets to ceiling. This will give you something to nail your front panel piece into cut 4 8 sheet of mdf to width and use for front panel piece. Remove any molding or trim along the top of the cabinets.

I wanted the cabinets to extend up to the ceiling. With a lot of space like we have that would be too big of a header. Add on to existing upper cabinets if ceilings are eight feet high we can extend the structure of your existing cabinets rather than building them completely new. Measure from the top of cabinets where the wood would sit.

Next i installed the front face frame along with the side of the upper cabinet. Covering the space with plywood. Cut several cleats out of scrap wood. If you have less space you can just add the header and close the whole thing up.

If you have a large space above your cabinets like us i recommend making them additional upper or open cabinets. Place the boards vertically as you want them to go over your cabinets. Cut your board to that length. Cut mdf trim pieces to.

Install wood cleats into ceiling. Ours was 12 inches. Cut as many of these as you want we did 4. Instructions measure from the top of your cabinet to the ceiling.

How to extend cabinets to the ceiling method 1 of 3. Use a nail gun to nail through the boards into the cabinets and. Extending my cabinets to the ceiling i have a lot of projects that i want to get done around my house this summer and as many of you know the first one i tackled was modifying my kitchen cabinets making them taller and extending them up to the ceiling. The cleats will be what will support the extension faceplate.

I added some blocks and toenailed them in. Once the structure is extended we reface the cabinets in order to hide any seams and structural changes so they are essentially brand new taller cabinets with new doors. Glue and nail to the side walls for upper support making sure they would be level to keep the extension face plate level with existing cabinets. Remove molding or trim along the top of the cabinets.

If you have any questions or if i missed anything please let me know. You might remember awhile back i scribbled out a little sketch of what i wanted my someday kitchen to look like.