Have this kitchen soffit (my house) that I have hated since I have lived in this house (almost 19 yrs). Three kitchen cabinets are hung from the cabinets and the other 6 cabinets are attached to the wall and hung underneath the soffit. So I want to take it out to add more cabinets above the original cabinets. So I was just going to start tearing out but somebody told me there might be stuff up in there so I should be careful. So I took one cabinet out that was hung underneath the soffit and cut a hole in the bottom of the soffit. Sure enough there is stuff up in that soffit, electrical wiring, plumbing vent pipe and that's all I can see now (will post pictures shen I find the digital camera).
I'm wondering about some ideas to still be able to tear out the soffit . Like could I make a false wall to "shim" out the cabinets like the depth of two 2 by 4's attached together to bring the cabinets out? What's the usual depth of cabinets and can you buy extra deep cabinets ( to replac one on the end) so it looks OK?
Thanks, Pat
I'm wondering about some ideas to still be able to tear out the soffit . Like could I make a false wall to "shim" out the cabinets like the depth of two 2 by 4's attached together to bring the cabinets out? What's the usual depth of cabinets and can you buy extra deep cabinets ( to replac one on the end) so it looks OK?
Thanks, Pat