The cleats will be what will support the extension faceplate.
Extending upper cabinets to ceiling.
Install wood cleats into ceiling.
Instructions measure from the top of your cabinet to the 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.
Covering the space with plywood.
Ours was 12 inches.
Cut several cleats out of scrap wood.
Remove any molding or trim along the top of the cabinets.
Adding cubbies above the cabinets.
Place the boards vertically as you want them to go over your cabinets.
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.
Cut your board to that length.
Cut mdf trim pieces to.
Use a nail gun to nail through the boards into the cabinets and.
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.
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.
Basic steps i took to extend cabinets to ceiling.
Glue and nail them in place behind the existing panel of the cabinet.
How to extend cabinets to the ceiling method 1 of 3.