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42 cabinets 8 foot ceiling.
I have done quite a few kitchens with 42 uppers never a problem.
What is the standard size of kitchen cabinet doors.
The manufacturer i deal with make a matching small crown molding for just such an occasion it has a 5 8 tail that tucks in over the cabinet and the crown overlaps the face frame about 1 4.
When going tight to the ceiling typically i ll plan on using a 5 8 to 1 filler strip to go between the top of the cabinets the ceiling.
Here is an in progress photo of 42 inch cabinets in a small kitchen 10 x 12 with 8 foot ceilings.
Can the filler be built to be flush with the side cabinet.
Not an easy task even for a professional.
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.
An 8 foot ceiling with a crown molding finish will typically use 36 inch cabinets.
Some people are completely focused on having as much storage as possible in the kitchen and selecting 42 upper cabinets will definitely give you more space.
It drops the cabinets 5 8 but no one will ever notice.
For an 8 foot ceiling you would need 42 inch cabinets.
If we did not have the full height pantry cabinet we would have dropped the uppers by an inch or slightly more to allow for a flat molding at the top.
Also we have one 48 run of cabinets and the ceiling is high at the corner making the filler and crown off by 1 if up to the ceiling.
This filler can be scribed to fit the contours of the ceiling after the cabinets are installed.
But be warned the extra space does come with a few caveats.
For the upper cabinets we could combine a 42 inch high cabinet with a 12 inch high.
An 8 foot ceiling with a 12 inch soffit will need 30 inch cabinets.
Our ceiling is relatively level but we will still need to disguise the gap in a couple places.
When 8 foot ceilings were standard in most homes cabinets were often designed to accommodate that height.
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.
It also helps make the ceiling appear larger by having the cabinets touch the ceiling.
Feb 15 2015 42 cabinets 8 ceiling have 36 inch cabinets 8 ft.
Using 42 tall upper cabinets.
A 42 inch cabinet would touch the top of an 8 foot 96 inch ceiling or might not fit at all if you have soffits crown molding or other ceiling trim installed.
If you have 8 foot tall ceilings and want cabinets that run to the ceiling 42 inch tall wall cabinets will fit perfectly.