Covering the space with plywood.
Extending upper cabinets to ceiling.
Remove any molding or trim along the top of the cabinets.
Ours was 12 inches.
Install wood cleats into ceiling.
Remove molding or trim along the top of the cabinets.
Glue and nail them in place behind the existing panel of the cabinet.
Instructions measure from the top of your cabinet to the ceiling.
Cut several cleats out of scrap wood.
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.
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.
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.
The cleats will be what will support the extension faceplate.
Cut as many of these as you want we did 4.
How to extend cabinets to the ceiling method 1 of 3.
Cut mdf trim pieces to.
Cut your board to that length.
Adding cubbies above the cabinets.
Use a nail gun to nail through the boards into the cabinets and.
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.