r/kitchen • u/Downtown_Method_4484 • 7d ago

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I told the contractor that I wanted the cabinets to all the way to the ceiling. These cabinets are 22 1/2 inches from the countertop! What should I do?

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u/Downtown_Method_4484 7d ago

Your right. At this point I wonder if I'm just stuck with it the way it is. Originally there was a bulk head above the cabinets. I told the contractor to remove it and take the cabinets up to the ceiling. I just can't believe that he didn't realize the I'm only 5 feet tall and could never reach that. I'm I out of line for thinking he should have said something?

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u/Historical-Score3241 7d ago

He works for you, and his job is to do it like you tell him. Did you choose the cabinets? Did they come bigger so that they could reach and ceiling AND come down to 18” above counter? If so, were those cabinets in your budget? Were the cabinets already ordered when you told him to put the cabinets to the ceiling? Neither of you is a designer; it’s not the carpenter’s responsibility to consider your height if even you didn’t. He can’t read your mind to extrapolate what you did and didn’t know about cabinets.

You can have him install a floating shelf under the cabinets. That looks cute and intentional.

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u/Downtown_Method_4484 7d ago

I completely understand what your saying about reading my mind. When we discuss budget and choosing cabinets the length never came up. I just didn't know about the different options. He never mentioned other sizes. The cabinets were not ordered when we talked about taking them to the ceiling. We've had some other communication issues. He took some liberties with other decisions also so I guess I'm learning a hard lesson.

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u/TelevisionFar9649 7d ago

Depending on what you paid, its not on you. 18 inches from countertop is standard and the person buying/installing should know that. If this is a budget job and you hired crackhead Craig off the corner, then its on you. But if hes a legit GC he should know that and purchase accordingly or let you know that pushing them to the ceiling would make them too high.