Use a nail gun to nail through the boards into the cabinets and.
Extending upper cabinets to ceiling.
Ours was 12 inches.
Instructions measure from the top of your cabinet to the ceiling.
Once the structure is extended we reface the cabinets in order to hide any seams and structural changes so they are essentially brand new taller cabinets with new doors.
Place the boards vertically as you want them to go over your cabinets.
Adding cubbies above the cabinets.
Remove molding or trim along the top of the cabinets.
Basic steps i took to extend cabinets to ceiling.
Glue and nail to the side walls for upper support making sure they would be level to keep the extension face plate level with existing cabinets.
This will give you something to nail your front panel piece into cut 4 8 sheet of mdf to width and use for front panel piece.
Remove any molding or trim along the top of the cabinets.
Cut several cleats out of scrap wood.
Add on to existing upper cabinets if ceilings are eight feet high we can extend the structure of your existing cabinets rather than building them completely new.
Covering the space with plywood.
Measure from the top of cabinets where the wood would sit.
Cut your board to that length.
How to extend cabinets to the ceiling method 1 of 3.
The cleats will be what will support the extension faceplate.
Install wood cleats into ceiling.