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Ridgewood, NJ · NJ HIC #13VH09428700

Projects A-301.3

Under a Seven-Eleven Ceiling

A ceiling four inches too low, and a heating duct running exactly where the extractor had to go. Everything in this kitchen is a half inch from something else.

Location
Glen Rock, NJ
House
1951 colonial, added to twice
Room
19'-6" x 14'-0"
Scope
Kitchen + Pantry
On site
16 weeks
Range
$210k to $240k
Kitchen with stained white oak perimeter cabinets and a deep blue painted island under pendant lights
A-301.3 Under a Seven-Eleven Ceiling, Glen Rock Completed 2024
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What they wanted

What was asked for

Two earlier additions had left the kitchen with a ceiling almost four inches lower than the rest of the ground floor, and a heating duct crossing it at the worst possible angle. The owners wanted a wide professional range and cabinets all the way to the ceiling. Both of those things fight a low ceiling.

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What we did

3 interventions
  1. 01

    Move the duct, then the hood

    We re-ran the heating duct through two joist bays and split it into two round branches, which freed the height for a proper hood duct straight out the back wall. We recalculated the airflow before cutting anything, so the bedrooms upstairs still heat the way they did.

  2. 02

    Cabinets to the ceiling, no crown

    With ninety-five inches to work with, decorative moulding along the top would have cost a whole shelf of storage. We ran the cabinets tight to the ceiling with a scribed filler closing the gap, and put the detail into the base instead. The room reads taller for it.

  3. 03

    A bigger electrical service

    The panel was the quiet line item that made everything else possible. A 200 amp service, a forty-space panel, a dedicated circuit for the range and a sub-panel for the addition, all done in one planned shut-off day arranged with the utility.

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What it is built from

Every material, named
Perimeter Rift-sawn white oak, flat panel, stained and lacquered in shop
Island Painted poplar, Farrow & Ball Hague Blue, 3-coat lacquer
Counters Taj Mahal quartzite, honed, 3cm, full-height backsplash at range
Backsplash 3x6 hand-made ceramic, running bond, warm white
Range 48" dual fuel, 1,000 CFM insert hood, 10" rigid duct
Floor Existing quarter-sawn oak, woven in, sanded and finished on site
Electrical 200A service, 40-space panel, 14 new circuits

Programme, 16 weeks

  1. Design and shop drawings weeks 1 to 5
  2. Permits, Borough of Glen Rock weeks 5 to 8
  3. Procurement complete week 9
  4. Demo, service upgrade, HVAC reroute weeks 9 to 11
  5. Rough-in and inspections weeks 11 to 12
  6. Cabinet set, template, tile weeks 12 to 15
  7. Floor refinished, final walkthrough week 16

Three other bidders told us the low ceiling was just how it was going to be. Miter & Mason came back with a drawing showing the duct moved.

Homeowner · Glen Rock, NJ · Kitchen + Pantry, 2024
A-601

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