Demo'd century kitchen with a drop ceiling and found something unexpected.
First a before picture: https://imgur.com/a/aGHbV9G
The house has drop drywall ceilings, we figured this out when installing recessed cans. Before starting kitchen renovation and cabinet design, I cut a large access hole into the ceiling to measure the height, measured 108", and had custom cabinets that will go up to 102" with crown taking it to the full ceiling height.
Well we demo'd and look at this https://i.imgur.com/owE5AV8.jpg I guess you never know what you find in these old homes. The roof line intersects the ceiling and the lowest point not at the sink/window is now 99". The same thing is in the master bedroom that mirrors this room.
Well what do I do now?
1.Go with it. Drywall the curve and try to modify the two upper cabinets on this wall. If I can't get them to work, order two new wall cabinets that will work at 99". This might be the cheapest solution, but I think the ceiling is awkward and not attractive looking.
2. Drop the ceiling to 99" and have two new upper cabinets and the 1 fridge and 1 pantry cabinet built. This is probably $3k in a $30k renovation, so not the end of the world, but will definitely hurt.
The only cabinets that I have ever modified that worked out was a base cabinet where I basically just removed the drawer. Wall cabinets will be difficult because they are built as a box and removing the top is going to take away a lot of strength plus cutting the doors is probably not going to look good.
I'd say new cabinets but not seeing them doesn't help the decision!
After really enjoying the 3 or 4 tile projects I've done recently, I've started contemplating putting in a tile backsplash in the kitchen, however I'm wondering the best way to go about the situation in the picture. The bottom cabinet sticks out about 1" from the top cabinet and there is also the light switches to work-around. I'd rather not move the switches and honestly don't even think that's possible. Do I just end the tile 1/2 way through? How to I go about making the outlet cover even on top of the tile and back on the wall?
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Hello Everyone,
I am in the process of renovating our kitchen, starting with new cabinets. Part of it is removal of the soffits and taller cabinets to reach the ceiling. In order to clear the reason for one of the soffits, I need to float the cabinets on one wall out about 2 1/2" from the rear cabinet wall. I will have a 1 5/8" divider on one end separating the fridge space from this set of cabinets and the other side is a corner with a 24" corner cabinet going in. The cabinet between the corner cabinet and the divider wall is a 30" short cabinet that will also hold a microwave.
My question is, if I run some 2x6's mounted to the studs near the top and bottom of the cabinet (leaving enough space on the bottom to add a matching filler board) and mount the cabinets to those, should I need to worry about them holding up well? I will have the corner cabinet into the 2x6's on one side and into the studs on the other. I also plan on attaching the two cabinets through the face to each other and the microwave-holding cabinet into the divider wall. The microwave is deep enough that it will be attached at the rear wall and to the cabinet above it. Thanks in advance for any insight.
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02-21-22, 08:16 AM
