Soffits in kitchens have fallen from favor, as they usually do little except protect the region involving the ceilings as well as the cabinet tops. Ripping out them enables one to replace your existing cupboards with ones that offer shelving and touch the ceiling and storage storage space. This task also provides a more contemporary look to kitchens in an older house. This work is a one, therefore first protect your counters with plastic sheeting to to recapture much of the particles.
Stand on a a ladder or on a countertop that is safe. Locate the vertical supports by-passing an electronic stud finder established on the âwoodâ environment within the dry wall on the front face of the soffit. Cut using a utility knife an approximately square peep-hole about 4″ across through the dry wall at the center of the soffit, steering clear of the the supports.
Examine the the inside of the soffit using a flashlight, searching for wiring, plumbing pipes or drains or ventilation ducts. Make plans to re-locate any ducts, pipes or wiring after demolishing the soffit, or to make an inferior chase about them. In case you are not experienced in constructing chases — essentially a soffit that is significantly smaller — or re-locating pipes any re-routing programs using a certified general contractor.
Score using a utility knife the dry wall tape where it connects the ceiling as well as the soffit to protect the ceiling dry wall from tears. Bang a gap to serve as a hand-hold in the dry wall using crow bar, sledge-hammer or a mallet. Reach to the hand-hold and pull difficult to rip out the dry wall. Make extra hand holds before it is possible to rip out the drywall as-needed for the sides of the soffit.
Examine the now-exposed framing for the soffit, which might be 1-by-2, 2 by- 2 2-by or 2 -4 lumber. Look for whether the supports are attached to to the cleats that are horizontal in the leading, bottom and again of the soffit with nails or screws. Hit crow bar or a chisel having a mallet into joints that were nailed to pry them apart. Unscrew joints produced with a phillips-head bit inserted right into an energy drill with screws.
Remove and lay on the counter every one of the framing pieces. Bag and eliminate dry wall particles, the framing and sheeting, and sweep dust-off the kitchen flooring.