Has anyone used the Kreg Jig to frame for a soffit. I am looking for the easiest way to extend an existing soffit in my kitchen by about 6.5ft. I've never framed before, it looks fairly straight forward... is it difficult????
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I haven't done it. But, we filmed the soffit build that Kreg shows on TV. It was quite basic. Cut the pieces, drill the holes, put it together.
Key is getting the jig set at the right height for the board width & using the right screws for everything involved. On the set we used 2x4's for almost structural quality.
You wouldn't happen to know if that is on YouTube or online somewhere?? Would you have the link??? I have an infomercial of Kreg's on my dvr... do you know when it aired???
Thanks.... Laura
gdatomic said:
I haven't done it. But, we filmed the soffit build that Kreg shows on TV. It was quite basic. Cut the pieces, drill the holes, put it together.
Key is getting the jig set at the right height for the board width & using the right screws for everything involved. On the set we used 2x4's for almost structural quality.
Laura,
Looking at the picture - I think if you were going to extend the cabinets all the way across, you could just build the cabinets on the floor and mount them to the existing wall like a normal cabinet.
Todd... it would look odd since I had to move my refrigerator out from underneath the existing soffit when I wanted to add a dishwasher to my kitchen... so my fridge is partially under the soffit and about 2/3 of it isn't... it looks off... so I wanted to add some cabinets to sort of build in the fridge and extending the soffit will help it blend in....
Todd G said:
Laura,
Looking at the picture - I think if you were going to extend the cabinets all the way across, you could just build the cabinets on the floor and mount them to the existing wall like a normal cabinet.
Super easy to do!! Just measure the existing soffit and subtract 1/2 inch from front to back for the drywall on the face. Just srew framing into wall studs and ceiling joists. You can use your Kreg Jig to build it and then to build the cabinets!! Good luck!!
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