Another thought was to
remove the soffit above the cabinets and allow the new cabinets to run to the underside of the ceiling.
I have almost the same cabinets in my kitchen as you started with natural maple 30 ″ with a 15 ″ soffit, and on top of that another 2 feet open space / dust collecting drywall (ceiling of soffit) and want desperately to
remove the soffit and the homebuilder's special fluorescent lights that are installed in the bottom of the soffit, completely around the entire kitchen (7 sets of florescent lights with thin sheets of plastic covering the opening).
I've tried searching this out in the bathroom posts before but can not find it... did
you all remove the soffit where the light was over the sink or did you just incorporate the soffit into the design with the built - ins and beadboard?
We actually plan to re-use most of the cabinet boxes and re-make the doors,
remove the soffit and then add glass - fronted cabinets where the soffits used to be.
Demo Kitchen, Remove tiles, Remove Wall in Hearth Room, Open up Pantry for Refrigerator,
Remove Soffit, Necessary Repair and finish up Drywall etc..
A new vanity and double - sink countertop with brushed nickel faucets was the biggest expense (about $ 700), but perhaps the biggest change came from
removing the soffit and replacing the fluorescent lighting with brushed nickel sconces ($ 40).
He used a set of salvaged doors on the cabinet above the fridge, and
they removed the soffit up above the upper cabs to make room for some of the vintage kitchen items they've collected.
We removed the soffits, old cabinetry and appliances and purchased new cabinets and appliances.
Beams, wall moves, electrical issues,
removing a soffit, there was just too much mess to work over, and doing sheet rock by 69 year olds, was out of the question.
I hope to
remove the soffits along with the upper cabinetry for open shelving to make the kitchen feel larger.
Not exact matches
Also, the
soffit that bulged out with the pantry had to be
removed HALLELUJAH!!!
Remove the shingling on the
soffit, even though it was probably original, not really essential to the historical accuracy of the house.
If possible
remove the entire
soffit, provided no duct work behind the walls.