Cabinet scribe detail11/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Show that detail on your approval set, and hope he signs it off. You can leave the top open, tell the architect that's "True Euro" (a la Dario) and see if he buys it. With all that in mind, holding your cabs at least 3/4" short is a good idea. And keep in mind, if you don't hold the doors at least 1/2" short of the ceiling one or two of them might not open without hitting the ceiling. You'll probably have up to a 1/2" "speed bump" or two on the front of your cabinets where a warped joist is. You can figure that drywall on a wood stud ceiling will probably be drooping 1/4" from the wall to the front of your cabinets. What kind of ceiling are you doing - drywall or suspended acoustic tile? And the doors don't rub on top if the ceiling dips really badly. It looks really nice and clean with the continuous strip along the top. The strip face is flush with the door faces when done. Then I fill between the top of the door to the ceiling with a 1 5/16" wide strip scribed to fit the ceiling. I also build them so that the door overlay on the top is only 3/8" and add a strip to the top of the cab for a nailer. If the ceiling heights are right your 42" uppers should be 54" off the floor give or take a little. Make sure to set the strip back from the edge of the cabs leave an 1/8 to 1/4 reveal looks better than flush. Running Frameless Cabinets to the Ceiling with euro style cabs use a 5/8 starter strip at ceiling scribe it level and butt your cabs to the strip. (Cabinet and Millwork Installation Forum) ![]() Should I make the boxes a couple inches short to maintain the correct spacing between the counter top and the bottom of the upper cabinets? Any help is appreciated. At this point I assume you leave the cabinet a couple inches below the ceiling and then use filler scribed between the top of the cabinets and ceiling? I’m also thinking with and 8’ ceiling. I would like to know how everyone handles the install. ![]() I know the ceiling is anything but flat and level. The Architect calls for 42-inch uppers to go to the ceiling. We will soon be making my own set of frameless cabinets. ![]()
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