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Removing Recessed Cabinets From Walls & Floors

Recessed cabinets are cabinets that use space within wall cavities or between floor joists as storage, expanding the storage space available within a room. Most recessed cabinets lie flush with the surface that they’re installed into, creating a shallow storage area within, though some will protrude slightly if installed into a wall to add a bit more room within. Removing the cabinets isn’t a difficult process, with most cabinets held into place with a few screws. The entire procedure can be completed usually in less than a half-hour, leaving the recess and opening behind to do with as you wish.

Things You'll Need

  • Cabinet Jack
  • Prybar
  • Screwdriver
  • Claw hammer
  • Twist-on wire connectors
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Instructions

    • 1

      Empty all items and any adjustable shelves from the cabinet.

    • 2

      Turn off the power leading to the room with the cabinet to avoid injury should you cut through a wire behind the cabinet. Cut the power from the main circuit box, and then test the power by turning on the light switch within the room.

    • 3

      Place a cabinet jack beneath the cabinet if it’s located on the wall to brace the portion of the cabinet protruding from the wall recess as you remove the body of the cabinet. Place the T-shaped ledge at the top of the jack beneath the center of the cabinet and adjust the leg height to hold the ledge firmly in place under the cabinet base.

    • 4

      Pry off any molding surrounding the cabinet edges with a prybar by slipping the bar between the molding and the wall or floor and then pressing against the molding to pull it and any nails holding it in place from the surface.

    • 5

      Open the cabinet and remove any light bulbs from fixtures if there is a light fixture within the cabinet. Remove any screws holding the fixture in place with a screwdriver, and then carefully pull the fixture plate from the wall so that you can access the wiring. Twist the wire connectors off the ends of the wire, and then pull the fixture away from the wall.

    • 6

      Remove any screws within the cabinet body securing it in place with a screwdriver. Pull the cabinet from the recess.

    • 7

      Remove nails securing the body of the cabinet within the recess instead of screws, by pulling the nails from the body of the cabinet with the claw end of a claw hammer. Once you’ve pulled the nails free, you can pull the cabinet from the recess.

    • 8

      Cap the wires by placing twist-on wire connectors over the bare wires protruding from the recess. Make sure none of the bare wiring is exposed beneath the caps.Turn the power back on for the room.

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