9 ft ceiling kitchen. Should we do a bulkhead or stacked cabinets?

7 years ago

Building a new home.
9 ft ceiling kitchen.
We wanted to originally do stacked cabinets, however it seems to be about 6 thousand dollars cheaper to just do a bulk head and have standard cupboards.
What are our options?

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Ellsworth Design Build

7 years ago

Do it now, but I would skip the row over the window. To me they close in the kitchen. $1000 saved!

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Patrick A. Finn, Ltd
7 years ago
Leave it open on top ready for when you have enough money to add the stacked cabinets possibly. Because then you won't have to cause too much of a mess taking down 2x4s and drywall when you move ahead.

It's hard to believe that the extra height in cabinets would cost that much though... Unless you have a huge kitchen. Stacked cabinets look great as you've probably seen, so if you have the funds try to work something out.
Diane
7 years ago
Do the cabinets now find the money from some other aspects of the project that would be easy to do later.
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Christine Schwab
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7 years ago
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R G MILLER (YBC)
7 years ago
I would do the stacked cabinets now, not the bulkhead. Initial investment may be more but resale should recoup the difference. Stacked Cabinets look beautiful.
Kathi Steele
7 years ago
Spend the money now and do the stacked cabinets.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
7 years ago
I agree about the ones over the sink and IMO unless you have crown molding in the rest of the house i would take the cabinets to the ceiling no crown and do it now to make sure the cabinets all match There are a couple of design flaws in this kitchen that should be addressed the fridge and the sink are way too far apart so unless you put a prep sink in the island you need to reconfigure this layout.. Just imagine trying to prepare a meal in this space the amount of steps just to prep veggies will be a workout .
Judy Mishkin
7 years ago
i have a 9' ceiling and did 42" cabinets. i did a door style that feels like stacked without the expense, but i didnt want glass up top anyway. i had a non-negotiable plumbing situation in a small chase, so skipped going to the ceiling but i dont mind a little empty space up top.
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GN Builders L.L.C
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
If you use stacked, go with 39/12 combination. Some companies make stacked cabinets as one piece. Don't go over the window with cabinets, but if you like something over, you can make a nice soffit using kitchen matched material with lights underneath over the sink area.
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Knight Kitchens Ed Stoehr
7 years ago
A tall fascia board applied to the cabinets to take it to the ceiling and a crown off the fascia to the ceiling may be what you want to do. Upper cabinets over 42" will be unusable without a step stool . A door with glass in the top is beautiful. Stacked door cabinets work better with inset cabinetry, if using a stacked door cabinet with full overlay leave a gap of 1" between the upper and lower door sections if possible.
lynette day
6 years ago
I'm curious, why leave a 1" gap between the cabinets?

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