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Kitchen cabinet - soffit gap

dogmycopilot
vor 10 Jahren
The previous homeowner who remodeled the kitchen and then sold us the house thought it would be a good idea to level the new cabinets, but didn't really have a plan for what to do with the gap it left between them and the existing soffit. (I would LOVE to get rid of the soffit, but that's not in the cards for us right now.) The gap varies from 1/4" to 3/4" throughout the room. We will probably paint the cabinets soon. Any great ideas for how to make that gap (that even my mother-in-law noticed...) GO AWAY? Thanks for any ideas!
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  • syncope
    vor 10 Jahren
    One quick "fix" that no one seems to have mentioned is to just paint the bottom of the soffit the same color as the top. No, it won't make it go away but it should make it less noticeable. Also you might want to re-aim the lighting away from the top of the cabinets so that it's more in the shadows. Ultimately, you'd want to do a more permanent and professional redo but if that's not in the cards, painting may be enough to get you by until then.

    Kommentare (16)

    • Denita
      vor 10 Jahren
      Zuletzt geändert: vor 10 Jahren
      Crown molding type trim piece. Edit: Per Shelton Sound Design the proper trim piece is called "cove moulding" - not crown. :)
      dogmycopilot hat Denita gedankt
    • hayleydaniels
      vor 10 Jahren
      Zuletzt geändert: vor 10 Jahren
      I would take the cabinets down, level the soffet, and move the cabinets up so they're against the bottom of it. I would then paint the white part red so it isn't so obvious.
      dogmycopilot hat hayleydaniels gedankt
    • PRO
      Business_Name_Placeholder
      vor 10 Jahren
      Zuletzt geändert: vor 10 Jahren
      I see the cabinets are recessed behind the soffit edge so crown molding can't be installed without bringing your cabinets out to the edge. A simple fix would be matching cove molding. You can get 3/8" or 1/2" cove and stain it yourself. It is always difficult to nail in such a close area unless you have a compressor and finish nail gun. Even then it has the tendency to split the wood. So I use "Grab-It" fast stick adhesive. It holds well. If you don't know what cove molding is, just go to Depot or Lowes and look for it. or ask an associate
      dogmycopilot hat Business_Name_Placeholder gedankt
    • Denita
      vor 10 Jahren
      Thank you Shelton. I knew it wasn't called "crown" molding but didn't remember the right word. I thought 'trim' would be too broad. I learn something everyday on this site.
      dogmycopilot hat Denita gedankt
    • Samir Dugar
      vor 10 Jahren
      I find u can make it attractive by filling the gap of the cabinet and ceiling by using glass of any color which goes and back of that led strip light
      dogmycopilot hat Samir Dugar gedankt
    • PRO
      Angela Klein, Architect
      vor 10 Jahren
      Given that the cabinet is set back from the soffit, I don't think a crown molding would work. I would paint the bottom of the soffit first and then glue in matching wood strips to fill the gap.
      dogmycopilot hat Angela Klein, Architect gedankt
    • PRO
      Madden, Slick & Bontempo, Inc
      vor 10 Jahren
      Shelton Sound design has a great idea with gluing the cove molding. I couldn't figure out a way to attach it with the full overlay doors and the tight space. I would also paint the underside of the soffit the same color as the walls. The white is just drawing attention to it.
      dogmycopilot hat Madden, Slick & Bontempo, Inc gedankt
    • dogmycopilot
      Ursprünglicher Verfasser
      vor 10 Jahren
      Thanks for the comments so far! As people have mentioned, the cabinets are set back from the soffit, so the wood strip filler is a good idea, but how could we get a strip that goes from 1/4" on the left to 3/4" on the right without still having a 1/2" gap left on the right? And how to affix it? The cabinets are frameless, e.g. no face boards at all to nail to. Cove/crown moulding won't work for the same reason--it's only 1/4" gap at the ends.
    • lessismoore
      vor 10 Jahren
      How frustrating! Really, the only thing you can do is have the soffit redone to actually match the cabinets angles. Shoving in some rope lights into the crack would only call attention to it. Anything else would/could prevent them from opening and accentuate the misalignment, especially in the corner. I'd be tempted to call your real estate agent. Was this done after you agreed to buy?
      dogmycopilot hat lessismoore gedankt
    • hayleydaniels
      vor 10 Jahren
      If you have a gap that is a half inch difference from one end to the other, the soffet isn't square, level or whatever you call it, and you need to get that fixed so that you can rehang your cabinets, and they'll look right. It shouldn't be that much trouble for someone who knows anything about carpentry. That would also give you a chance to paint the underside so it blends with the rest of the paint. Anything else you do isn't going to solve the problem........
      dogmycopilot hat hayleydaniels gedankt
    • Mike R.
      vor 10 Jahren
      Zuletzt geändert: vor 10 Jahren
      Without seeing the entire layout of the room, if it were my house, my 1st choice would be to have the soffits removed completely which would make your space seem less dated and probably make the room feel larger My 2nd choice would be to check to see if the bottom of the soffit or the cabinets are not level. Rehanging the cabinets so they are level is a fairly easy solution, but if the bottom of the soffits are not level,,,,, then I go back to my 1st choice. If you want to take the easy way out, then paint the entire room the same color including the undersides of the soffit and it should be less noticeable.
      dogmycopilot hat Mike R. gedankt
    • condomary
      vor 10 Jahren
      I would have this same problem had the builder not put a piece of cabinet trim up there. I have no doubt the alignment wasn't even. The piece of trim is about 1" . It is attached to the soffit just at the back edge of the cabinet. Not sure how attached but guessing glued as there is no evidence of nails or screws. What remains to be cleaned is just the width of the cabinet door, easily reached with a Swiffer. Attaching some pics but a little hard to see.
    • PRO
      Someone's in the Kitchen, Inc.
      vor 10 Jahren
      Hello folks - These are frameless cabinets - with no space to mount usual cove or crown above. This type of cabinetry is not intended to be mounted flush at the top - either to a ceiling or to a soffit such as yours.

      In soffit applications, a slim moulding to match the cabinets - set back flush with or just barely forwared of the the box of the cabinets is recommended. Carefully done, this will fill your gap and minimize the irregularity of your soffit bottom.

      Best wishes! Mark
      dogmycopilot hat Someone's in the Kitchen, Inc. gedankt
    • condomary
      vor 10 Jahren
      I believe that is what mine is, what Someone's said, worded much better!
      dogmycopilot hat condomary gedankt
    • PRO
      sstarr93
      vor 10 Jahren
      Bring in a good finish carpenter, and ask him/her the level of effort to make a cut 3 or 4 inches above the top of the cabinets, removing that lower strip of soffit material, then installing crown moulding at the top of the cabinetry, which would project inward to meet the cut edge of the soffit.
      dogmycopilot hat sstarr93 gedankt
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