Tall units ceiling height issue

Have a look under the tall units to see what adjustment there is. Quite often taller units have adjustable legs than can be adjusted up and down to level the unit. You may be able to reduce them to accommodate your ceiling.

Alternatively you could remove the legs and build a timber framework base instead

Any end panels can be trimmed without any problem.

You may have to cut down the plinth panel under the units to accommodate the new height.

 

as long as your kitchen panels are made of wood /chipboard / MDF etc they can be cut /sealed at the bottom. you will need a good joiner.

 

any photos of what you are thinking of buying ?

 

Unlikely you will be able to adjust the bottom legs. What make are they?

 

is that a plinth at the floor level and does it measure 150 mm, if so you may just get them in but not on standard legs.

 

Will put door lines out surely

 

Do you have a make for this kitchen so's we can look it up?

(All looks very '70s from that pic!)

Anyhoo, yes that silver bit is a plinth and yes it can be cut down as much as you want (it's usually around 150mm high, I think?)

That is obviously the easiest way to reduce your unit's height since it avoids cutting the doors, but it will make it all look a bit weird with that sudden step-down in plinth height.

I would suggest that simply trimming half the height off this plinth (and the legs behind it) will look strange - unless the unit can be kept away from the other base unit run?

If the doors are as shown in your photo - ie a flat 'plain' style with no 'frame' - I would suggest instead that the best option would be to trim the necessary 70-odd mm from the top of the top door. Yes this would need to be done carefully so's it leaves a good finish with no chips, but it should look ok since you cannot see the cut end. (Cutting the actual cabinet itself to suit is easy.)

Who will be fitting this kitchen for you? Any half-decent joiner will do this for you with no issues.

 

A skilled joiner would be able to cut the unit to fit the ceiling angle so it still lines up at the bottom with the rest of the units, otherwise it's going to look S***.

 

As others have stated, I would look at employing a good carpenter to cut the top of the unit and resize it properly, you may lose a bit of detail on the top of the door and have to relip it but you dont have a lot of choice, and I'd forget about the storage above the fridge, as once 60 odd mm comes off there'll probably be bugger all left.

 

if you have all the base units on legs at the moment ,standing 150 mm off the floor, cut all the legs in half and they will be 75mm less in height !! got that OK ?? now all you have to sort is a plinth at the bottom , half the height it is now ! no cutting cabinets or doors ..good night and god bless

 

I have a feeling that this "high end kitchen" will end up looking like a high end kitchen that has been bodged into a space it wasn't designed for. The extra work to cut down and joint all the trim neatly might not make it such good value. It's very brown! - not my taste, but if it's the "look" you are after there are other ways of achieving it which might look much better, albeit in less expensive materials, if they are neatly designed and installed into the actual space available. personally, unless you have already bought it I'd go back to the drawing board.