Getting rid of unwanted kitchen cabinetry
 

Okay...this is a question for anyone who knows anything at all about carpentry and cabinets:

How do you remove unwanted kitchen cabinets, and is it a difficult job?

I have cabinets on one side of my kitchen laid out in an L-shape, and on the end with the extension that comes out from the wall there is a lazy susan in the corner cabinet. I HATE the lazy susan. (The door in front of it is at an angle facing the inside of the kitchen area.) Dishes always get caught behind it or under it, making it difficult to turn, and there's no door on the other side making removing these items next to impossible.

I want to chop off the end, make the cabinet with the lazy susan a regular cabinet, and then MAYBE extend the countertop for extra eating space and food prep area without the cabinets underneath.

Is this a hard job, too difficult to justify nagging my husband into taking on the project? Or is it easy enough that I could break out the saw and do it myself?

Any ideas? Any advice? :coffee2

Re: Getting rid of unwanted kitchen cabinetry
 

I would attack it...however I don´t know how inclined you are to building things...

I don´t mind taking a chance on trying to fix things...however....

Re: Getting rid of unwanted kitchen cabinetry
 

Attack sounds good! :D

I don't need much encouragement at this point. LOL!!!! There are lots of different saws in my husband's workshop. :hmmm

I also wondered if the end cabinet could be removed in such a way that it could be used elsewhere, maybe even on my back patio to hold gardening supplies or something....

Hmmmmm....

Re: Getting rid of unwanted kitchen cabinetry
 

Fall in luv with Lowe's.

You can look inside and to the back wall and tell if they are prefab cabinets and merely hung on the wall. Just visit the store and have the clerk educate you and take a brochure. Then you may be able to tell if the lazy suzan is a separate unit. It can be removed and the real deal is you may need all new custom countertop to cover the replacement cabinet.

Before I started going to church, i demolished a total kitchen on a sunday morning and had built from scratch and treated some fine mahogany cabinets. 15 days total. Prefab is so incredibly easy. It just takes very few tools and some shims to level it. The other issue beside surface, is flooring. Your flooring was most likley laid after the cabinets were in.
counter top and flooring are the biggest problems ahead.

Re: Getting rid of unwanted kitchen cabinetry
 

How to demolish a kitchen?

C4. Works every time.

:lol

Re: Getting rid of unwanted kitchen cabinetry
 

Demo saw and a crow bar

Re: Getting rid of unwanted kitchen cabinetry
 

Ohhhhhhh, I didn't even think about the FLOORING!!! Good point.

:sad

Re: Getting rid of unwanted kitchen cabinetry
 

It don't matter... change one thing, anything! And you'll end up replacing the whole kitchen.

When you get done (and good at it!) come by our place. The kitchen's been nagging at us for a long time.

Better yet, Timmy come on by! The C4 sounds like a good trick.

Re: Getting rid of unwanted kitchen cabinetry
 

actually this is one of the things i do for a living, can you post some pics? and i can explain it for you its easy with a little help. believe it or not i install for lowes. ps dont break out the saw yet you shouldnt need to

Re: Getting rid of unwanted kitchen cabinetry
 

Okay, I'll try to do that in the next day or two. Thank you!!!!