36 Inch Cabinets 8 Foot Ceiling

Jul 22 2012 this pin was discovered by jessica reeves.

36 inch cabinets 8 foot ceiling.

36 inch cabinets are recommended for rooms with 8 foot ceilings with no trim or trim up to 6 inches in height and 42 inch cabinets are preferable in rooms with 9 foot ceilings with no trim or trim. Designing a kitchen with an 8 ceiling there are two choices when designing cabinets for a kitchen that has a lower ceiling. If you have 9 foot tall ceilings you can choose to fill the available 54 inches of wall space with one row of 36 inch tall cabinets with a row of 18 inch cabinets above them. 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.

Contractor from passaic nj. If you want double stacked cabinets you could then replace all your 42 inch tall cabinets with 36 inch tall cabinets with little. If you have an 8 foot ceiling and you d like to use crown molding finished to the ceiling 36 inch high wall cabinets should be used. In a kitchen with a 9 foot ceiling you re usually left with 54 inches of space for upper cabinets.

I have done them with crown and a space to the ceiling as well as stacked crown to close the gap to the ceiling. You can either use 36 tall upper cabinets which allows for crown molding to be used along the top or you can use 42 tall upper cabinets that go all the way to the ceiling without any molding. Discover and save your own pins on pinterest. But homes are now being built with standard 9 or 10 foot ceilings on the first floor and ceilings at 8 or 9 feet tall on the second floor.

Not only should you save thousand of dollars on cabinetry but it looks better and without a flat piece to disguise however out of level your ceiling is you would most likely have had serious installation problems with 39 wall cabinets. I prefer to the crown going up to the ceiling. 30 just looks too short in my opinion. Your blog was so helpful.

If your kitchen has an 8 foot ceiling with a 12 inch height soffit remaining or for 8 foot ceiling kitchens that prefer the cabinets do not reach the ceiling 30 inch high wall cabinets should be used. Standard cabinets could go all the way to the ceiling by adding crown molding and trim in the gap between the top of the cabinets and the ceiling. There is no question that you must do 36 wall cabinets with an 8 foot high ceiling. If you have 8 foot tall ceilings and want cabinets that run to the ceiling 42 inch tall wall cabinets will fit perfectly.

Replied over 4 years ago when taking cabinets to close to. I have only done 36 cabinets on an 8 ceiling.