I want to remove upper cabinets to open my kitchen, what do I do?

Kim Zacharias
by Kim Zacharias
Upper cabinets divide and darken my kitchen. If i take them down, I don't know where to go from there, please direct me!
  3 answers
  • Sharon Sharon on May 17, 2018

    I would empty them, take off the doors, they are most likely screwed into the ceiling and to the cabinet next to it. You should be able to see this from inside. I would make a support to put under it as you unscrew the one on the left first or if you can enlist a friend to hold it up. Get your drill out and put an adapter in it to hold the phillips bit and turn it to reverse (the little arrow on the side) unscrew the screws in the side of the cabinet and then the ones in the ceiling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLyf56m3Gnk

  • William William on May 22, 2018

    Sharon's right. It is easy. Just get some help or build some support. Make sure you turn the power off to the fan. Since you will have power there after you remove everything some pendant lights would look great. Of course there will be some patching of the bulkhead (soffit).

  • Kim Zacharias Kim Zacharias on May 31, 2018

    Thanks for the extra advise William!