30 Inch Cabinets 8 Foot Ceiling

Using 42 tall upper cabinets.

30 inch cabinets 8 foot ceiling.

In a kitchen with a 9 foot ceiling you re usually left with 54 inches of space for upper cabinets. A general rule of thumb is for wall cabinets to be mounted so the bottom edge is 54 inches above the floor which means that an 8 foot tall ceiling creates 42 inches of available space for wall cabinets while a 9 foot tall ceiling has 54 available inches. With rta or ready to assemble cabinets you would normally use tall 42 inch wall cabinets leaving you with a 12 inch space between your cabinet tops and the ceiling. Alternatively cabinets would extend to a dropdown drywall soffit within the kitchen.

This design shows crown molding on top of 36 tall uppers and a small space between the crown and ceiling. Seems like the optimal size would have been 36 ikea s sizes seem strange. 30 just looks too short in my opinion. I m leaning towards the 40 but i m afraid the clearance to the co.

Here is the same kitchen with a riser molding added below the crown molding which takes the cabinets all the way to the ceiling. If i get the 36 inch cabinets i would be able to have the crown molding trim. I prefer to the crown going up to the ceiling. Contractor from passaic nj.

Some people are completely. Hi all currently looking to redo my kitchen with the new ikea sektion line. I have done them with crown and a space to the ceiling as well as stacked crown to close the gap to the ceiling. What is the standard size of kitchen cabinet doors.

I have 8 ft ceilings i can either do 42 inch cabinets parkdale km or 36 inch. Looking for suggestions on 40 or 30 wall cabinets for an 8 ft ceiling. An 8 foot ceiling with a 12 inch soffit will need 30 inch cabinets. An interior soffit is the drop down box that runs along.

Since we are installing ourselves my husband is not willing to use filler to bring cabinets up to the. Replied over 4 years ago when taking cabinets to close to. The riser molding is outlined in red. 30 inch cabinets are usually recommended for rooms with 8 foot ceilings with either no trim or trim up to 12 inches in height 36 inch cabinets are recommended for rooms with 8 foot ceilings with.

If you want double stacked cabinets you could then replace all your 42 inch tall cabinets with 36 inch tall cabinets with little. Here is a working drawing of a kitchen with an 8 ft ceiling. For an 8 foot ceiling you would need 42 inch cabinets. Log in or sign up to reply posts 55.

When 8 foot ceilings were standard in most homes cabinets were often designed to accommodate that height. I have only done 36 cabinets on an 8 ceiling.