How To Remove Soffits Above Kitchen Cabinets
Shine the flashlight inside to see what is within the soffit.
How to remove soffits above kitchen cabinets. Crown molding on kitchen wall cabinets dresses up your kitchen with ease. Unless its hiding somethingCorrection. We painted it the same as the cabinets.
Knock a hole the size of a basketball into the end of the soffit. In absolute old homes youll apprehension a analytical thing. You could look into adding some crown molding at the ceiling and some panel molding along the lower edge of the soffit.
In this series we will be renovating our kitchen. 3 Look inside the cabinet to find retaining. Just how big depends on what is lurking behind the soffits.
Demolition of the Soffits. Making the decision to remove the soffits means that you have committed to a big project. Disguising Your Kitchen Soffits.
Even if a soffit can be removed without disturbing ducts pipes or wiring any cabinetry touching the soffit will need to be at least temporarily removed. If you choose to remove your soffit cut a hole in the side and look in there first. Next youll want to remove the cabinets.
2 Since removing soffits can create a mess you should use a drop-cloth right over the kitchen counter and under the. The Home Mender shows us how to remove kitchen cabinets a kitchen soffit from a ceiling install new drywall and apply new tape and mud. Use a skinny flat pry bar and gently hammer it under the base of the crown molding the molding will usually only be nailed to the soffit not the ceiling Continue working from one side to the other prying up the molding.