[pl4eva]

Hi all, could you please tell me what I need to do to add false bottom to my top cabinets? I'm trying to replace my ugly undercabinet lights with recessed lights but I can't recess into the cabinet itself. As you can tell, I don't have experience with carpentry and I can't find any tutorials anywhere searching for "DIY false cabinet bottom". I mostly need to know how to keep it from falling down. Do you just glue it there?

Thank you!

 

[joecaption]

Main reason may be because it's just not done that way.
Where are you going to find recessed lights that thin?
There's hundreds of other surface mounted lights avalible that may work and look better.

 

[Gymschu]

With LED lighting you don't need much room on the underside of the cabinets. Some LEDs come in thin strips that can easily go where you want them to go. They're just a little thicker than a band-aid. Then you won't need to add false bottoms to your cabinets, which, to me, will be a costly endeavor.

 

[pl4eva]

Main reason may be because it's just not done that way.
Where are you going to find recessed lights that thin?
There's hundreds of other surface mounted lights avalible that may work and look better.

I have seen some and I have seen it done as a DIY project, but people just posted the result, not the steps . How do you hide the cables of surface mounted lights?

With LED lighting you don't need much room on the underside of the cabinets. Some LEDs come in thin strips that can easily go where you want them to go. They're just a little thicker than a band-aid. Then you won't need to add false bottoms to your cabinets, which, to me, will be a costly endeavor.

I don't like LED strips, I'm looking for puck lights that I can point more towards the wall :biggrin2:

 

[mako1]

We're going to need a picture of what you have .There are a lot of difference between LED strip lighting and puck lighting. And a lot of variations of both.What type of puck lights? How large are they? What is the recess in the bottom of your cabinets between face frame and bottom shelf?They may be frameless with no recess?
I'm a cabinetmaker but can't give you any suggestions without pics or more info.

 

[pl4eva]

We're going to need a picture of what you have .There are a lot of difference between LED strip lighting and puck lighting. And a lot of variations of both.What type of puck lights? How large are they? What is the recess in the bottom of your cabinets between face frame and bottom shelf?They may be frameless with no recess?
I'm a cabinetmaker but can't give you any suggestions without pics or more info.

Hi, I'll grab some pictures tonight. I'm not sure what type of puck lights yet but this is what I'm trying to do:
http://www.petruntidesign.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/10.jpg

And this is the lighting I'm trying to get (you know that domed shape on the wall) :
http://pendantlightingforkitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/kitchen-lighting-led-recessed.jpg

Thank you!

 

[TimPa]

rather then trying to add a new bottom, you may have better luck adding a lower rail, matching the cabinet wood or contrasting, to the bottom of the cabinets to hide the new lights.

 

[jeffmattero76]

That picture you showed of what you are trying to do looks like a surface mourned the puck light, rather than a recessed light. I put in low voltage pucks under my cabinets, stapled the very thin wire in the corners of the frame and bottom so they are virtually invisible. I get the domed effect you want. They are. 3 leds in each puck and are controlled by a Lutron Maestro dimmer.

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[jeffmattero76]

Also if you want to add a false bottom in order to hide the wires, realize that that will place the light fixture in a MORE not less visible position. Most undercounter lighting is done to avoid seeing the fixture and bulbs and just seeing the light that the fixture creates.

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[Fix'n it]

what is so hard about this, i don't get it.

basicly
get the panel/wood that you want to use. cut it to size. drill hole for puck light. put the panel up there, check the gap and make spacers that fit. glue/whatever them on the botttom of the cabinet. run wiring however you think will work. some small screws to secure the panel.