Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: 3 meter ceiling, 60cm above kitchen bulkhead alternative 10Apr 13, 2023 9:23 pm Jstan strannik i doubt that extending storage upwards would cost that much. simple cabinets with doors aren't that expensive. it's usually the drawers that add a lot. you'll probably find that making a "bulkhead" out of the same material wouldn't be much cheaper than simply putting a second row of cupboards in. Thanks strannik. We are considering this option and getting the joiner to price us something. Great to know you have done this. Would you mind sharing us some pictures to visualise this? Did you have 3meter ceiling? ours are 2.75 or somewhere around there. i don't have a good photo as it's still being built, but here's one i have: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: 3 meter ceiling, 60cm above kitchen bulkhead alternative 11Apr 14, 2023 1:14 pm just thought i'll show you another option from our current house. 2.8m ceilings, and the builders ended up doing a small bulkhead out of gyprock, but then extending the cabinets all the way up. the top bit isn't usable storage, just the panels from the same material: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: 3 meter ceiling, 60cm above kitchen bulkhead alternative 12Apr 20, 2023 6:02 pm strannik just thought i'll show you another option from our current house. 2.8m ceilings, and the builders ended up doing a small bulkhead out of gyprock, but then extending the cabinets all the way up. the top bit isn't usable storage, just the panels from the same material: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thanks for sharing. Looks good. The joiner has come back with a quote of close to 5k. I think we are going to not do it. Attaching panelling is something they are dead against. So we no other option than gyprock it. sigh. 11 25094 You can really use anything you want the main consideration would be how it looks once painted/finished - or the look you want. Cabinetmakers use MDF because its cheap… 2 10685 Thank you @ashington Homes for your reply! They just got back to me and offered credit for me to just take it as is. It was a less than quotes I got from ceiling… 6 2905 |