Drywall Above Kitchen Cabinets

Minimize the color contrast between your cabinets and the wall above them.

Drywall above kitchen cabinets.

If you have a kitchen with cabinets you know there are two options for a kitchen. Many kitchens that i m called in to evaluate have a 12 drywall soffit above standard 30 wall cabinets. Drywall sheets typically come in 8 lengths 12 lengths are available as well but are much more troublesome to transport and manage for the average homeowner. You could have a good 1 8 variance with completely untouched drywall to a seam that is taped mudded.

But measure all walls. I have 24 above my cabinets and am thinking about raising the the cabinets 6 then boxing in the 18. Consider painting your cabinets so you have more options. It s not a coincidence that many designer examples i found showed painted cabinets.

I am in love with your kitchen. Taking cabinets up to the ceiling is a very updated look and you won t have to worry about adding any doodads. Cabinets that extend all the way to the ceiling or cabinets with something above them. Soffits can be used for multiple purposes in different rooms but their main usage is inside the kitchen where they not only provide ventilation but also cover up the ugly pipes and wires.

Soffits are mostly placed above the cabinets and can be made of different materials such as cardboard lumber scraps and even drywall. I am not really wanting open shelving all over even though i love your laundry room. Thanks so much for sharing. White cabinets work well with this strategy.

Measure so that each drywall piece starts ends on a stud even if it means cutting a little length off a longer drywall piece and adding in a second piece. The difference is that the old soffits were a couple inches deeper than the cabinets and were made of drywall on studs and the new ones are flush to the cabinet faces and made of mdf. When people are considering kitchen remodeling one of the first questions they have is if it s worth removing the soffits above the kitchen cabinets and installing tall 42 cabinets. Also cabinets should lie as flat as possible.

I can t wait to attempt to do it to mine. Does it need to be done. Not sure if it will look odd though. Make it look like you have another row of small cabinets above your existing cabinets by installing a wood background then add matching cabinet doors above each cabinet.

Something fills that empty space between your cabinets and your. My understanding is these screws can be removed and replaced one at a time with hardware to better support the load. Kitchen cabinet do s blend. First if you want to rearrange a little it isn t much to do some touch up work but tape mudding fresh in a functional kitchen is a 3 day mess.

The kitchen cabinets in our apartment were hung with drywall screws which has been flagged to us as a safety concern because they might not bear the load when the cabinets are fully loaded with dishes.