ᐅ Secure the boxing to the drywall ceiling using screws.

Hi,

in our house, the concrete ceiling in the living room is additionally covered with a drywall ceiling to allow for indirect lighting.

My wife always wanted the gap between the ceiling and the kitchen to be closed.

Can I also screw the casing/drywall panel directly onto the drywall ceiling itself? The reason is that the kitchen might need to be replaced at some point, and this way I wouldn’t necessarily have to damage it (if I screwed it directly onto the kitchen).

The idea was to screw some kind of metal L brackets to the ceiling, attach wooden battens crosswise to them, then simply fix drywall panels on top, finish with joint compound and paint. I would leave about a 1cm (0.4 inches) shadow gap along the kitchen itself.

I would work with wood. Use strong construction adhesive to secure it. Then proceed with the usual drywall installation.

The question is where to attach the substructure. I would prefer not to fix it directly to the kitchen itself.

Coletrickle_7808 schrieb:

The question is where to fix the substructure. I would prefer not to attach it directly to the kitchen unit itself.

Ceiling/walls are no problem. But even a few adhesive points on the kitchen unit—who would mind? It’s just a few adhesive points that won’t damage the kitchen.

It’s best to get a few meters of this self-expanding tape for that – it will also prevent creaking noises between the drywall and the cabinets...