Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 2Jul 20, 2009 12:57 pm Blog is now up - http://www.jbdave.blogspot.com/ Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 4Jul 20, 2009 2:25 pm I'm having 9ft ceilings and there will be bulkheads above the kitchen overhead cabinets and also over the tower. No pics as I am only at frame stage, but I have my drawings. Our overhead cabinets will be framed by walls at the ends if that makes sense.... I think this can make a difference to the look and make the bulkheads not so noticable as the cabinets are entirely built in rather than the bulkheads just looking like they are sitting there on their own. Also the bulkhead over the tower will blend into the wall that has the door to the pantry. You can see on Elevation A there is a half wall with a cutout that frames the bulkhead and overheads and on Elevation C there is a full wall to frame them. http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u353/joles_photo/scan0012.jpg Overall floorplan to give you more of an idea. http://i519.photobucket.com/albums/u353/joles_photo/scan0005.jpg I leave you to fend for yourself, figure things out yourself. Terrence Malick Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 5Jul 20, 2009 3:17 pm Thanks jbdave, I have stacks of cuttings from magazines, I can never tell if the ceilings are 8ft, 9ft or 10ft though. 78xtc and joles. . . our bulkheads will also be framed with walls like yours are. . . you're right joles, they do blemd in. . . I actually think it would look sillier not to have the bulkheads than to have them. Hurrah! Looks like I won't have to ever clean on top or the cupboards after all! I thought that the bulkheads may look a bit long (in height), but they don't look it at all. Are you both using the 720mm high wall cabinets, I think that makes all the difference. Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 6Jul 20, 2009 6:52 pm Our ceilings are 9 ft and bulkheads above the kitchen cupboards, our builder does this as standard if you take the option of upgrading to 9 ft ceilings and it looks much neater IMO than haveing dead space above the cupboards. http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj187/nurselovescoffee/HPIM1171.jpg Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 8Jul 20, 2009 7:16 pm Umm - this might be a silly thought - but why not have cupboards that go all the way up? I'm getting them for extra storage (the stuff you hardly use - Christmas platters etc) After 4 years - we're in! Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 9Jul 20, 2009 7:22 pm Hi Stonecutter. We're having a walk in pantry and the kitchen is quite big, so I don't think we'll need the extra storage (and I don't think I could reach up there anyway). . . my friends did this in their apartment a while back, but they had 8 ft ceilings, and Brad was about 6ft 6. It's a great idea if you think you can use the extra storage, but I think we'd maybe just waste it. Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 10Jul 20, 2009 8:51 pm Wasted space with 9ft ceilings IMO Stonecutter - as it is I cant reach the top shelf (of 3) in my overhead cupboards so rarely used things are there but still havent filled them all, I dont think there is anything I want to put on an even higher shelf that I would have to get a ladder to access. Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 11Jul 20, 2009 10:11 pm Helyn Wasted space with 9ft ceilings IMO Stonecutter - as it is I cant reach the top shelf (of 3) in my overhead cupboards so rarely used things are there but still havent filled them all, I dont think there is anything I want to put on an even higher shelf that I would have to get a ladder to access. Hmmm. . . now you've got me thinking Hels. . . maybe I could have one of those ladders on wheels like they have in libraries! Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 12Jul 24, 2009 11:21 am We have 10ft ceilings and are having the same dilemma. I definitely want bulkheads and would be happy to have high cabinets for long-term storage (not necessarily kitchen items). However, I don't want the bulkheads to be huge - some designers are suggesting 60cm with 2.4m cabinets but nobody can show me a picture of what this might look like and I think it might look a little silly. We are now considering 1. dropping our ceiling 30cm then having a 30cm bulkhead and 2.4m cabinets or 2. having a 30cm bulkhead and 2.7m of cabinets, although its coming down to a matter of cost now ... our budget has been well and truly blown!! I have a recent Kitchen and Bathroom Quarterly which has a lovely old house with 3.3m ceilings, maybe check that out. Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 13Jul 24, 2009 4:25 pm Another option would be to go with taller cupboards and a small bulkhead - say 150mm. This was done by another member about 12 months ago - details and photos of which are contained in the following thread:- http://homeone.com.au/forum/viewtopic.p ... e&start=15 OK, just realised this thread seems to have been archived - maybe one of the mods could restore it! 'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.' - Winston Churchill Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 14Jul 24, 2009 4:39 pm We have 9ft ceilings and bulkheads. Can't post photo here, but you can have a look in my blog. I think it is a personal preference if you want cupboards or bulkheads to the ceiling. If my cupboards have those white, flat, minimalistic type of doors, I wouldn't mind having it all the way to the ceiling. But mine are laminates, and they are wedge colour, so they would look a bit odd if I don't add the bulkheads in to balance it to the cupboards below. Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 15Jul 24, 2009 10:08 pm We have 9 feet ceilings and have bulkhead of 30 cm. Below is a picture of the kitchen when it was being installed - SO it is not complete We liked the look of bulkhead and thought losing 30 cm at thw top was worth it plus it was cheaper to have a bulkhead than increasing the cabinet size. More photos in our blog Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 16Jul 24, 2009 10:21 pm vness We have 10ft ceilings and are having the same dilemma. I definitely want bulkheads and would be happy to have high cabinets for long-term storage (not necessarily kitchen items). However, I don't want the bulkheads to be huge - some designers are suggesting 60cm with 2.4m cabinets but nobody can show me a picture of what this might look like and I think it might look a little silly. We are now considering 1. dropping our ceiling 30cm then having a 30cm bulkhead and 2.4m cabinets or 2. having a 30cm bulkhead and 2.7m of cabinets, although its coming down to a matter of cost now ... our budget has been well and truly blown!! I have a recent Kitchen and Bathroom Quarterly which has a lovely old house with 3.3m ceilings, maybe check that out. vness, we also have 10ft ceilings and didn;t even think of bulkheads till later, but as my kitchen is now, I am positive that bulkheads would look terrible. I think our cabinets come up to 2.4m and to have 60cm of bulkhead would be IMO too much! I think your option of dropping the ceiling in the kitchen would work best. jodge, looks like there are lots of ppl with the 2.7m and bulkheads and it looks fine, aren't you glad you started this thread? "Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions." — Elizabeth Gilbert Living in our new house. Currently scaping the land. Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 17Jul 24, 2009 10:54 pm Thank you everybody! Donuts, I am certainly a very happy thread-starter. It's really good to get proof that our kitchen won't look silly. . . I'm off. . . to start some more threads! Cheerio! Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 18Jul 24, 2009 10:57 pm We have chosen 9ft ceilings and also the bulkheads in the kitchen. No photos to show as there is no house yet. I don't want the cleaning issue, and I like the b/heads because I think it finishes it all off. www.themaxbuild.blogspot.com forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=20717&start=300 www.leahspaperpassion.blogspot.com Re: Bulkheads over kitchen wall cupboards with 9ft ceiling? 20Jul 25, 2009 10:44 am Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ We're in the middle of our kitchen installation - the caesarstone is being measured Monday - so the cupboards above the bench (both of which will be white) won't be up till later next week. We felt that there was no other option than bulkhead - in fact we toyed with bring it out over the island to demarcate the kitchen from the lounge. Obviously the small space between the cupboard and the bulk head will be filled and flush. We will be handleless above the benchtops and on the island facing the lounge, where I'm standing to take the pic. Cheers. The painted render is a bit chalky to the touch. To prepare the surface for best adhesion, what would you recommend? Also, given that there must be some… 6 1619 Levelling compound Ardit is the best but buy a bag of sand and make sand dam to protect your wood floor 2 13250 Hi, Can anyone give me approx. price for overhead cupboards. TIA 0 12013 |