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Help! I have a lower kitchen cabinet w/an inset shelf that I want 2 remove. Is the shelf a support 2 the unit?

This is a below-counter cabinet. The single shelf is non-adjustable as it has been recessed into grooves on either side of the inside cabinet walls. I was going to cut it out in order to remove it but someone suggested it might be a support to the overall cabinet itself. Does anyone know anything about this? Will my cabinet fall apart if I cut out the shelf?

Public Comments

1. cut it out without cutting counter top support .cover area cut out with thin plywood or paneling. stay away from particle board if it gets wet it's ruined. You will loose a little space but it will work
2. No, it's a support only to the things that you put on it. There's no way that you could cause any problem by removing it.
3. If I wanted to remove it, I'd remove it. It's a cabinet, not a wall. The cabinet essentially is a box that is framed and nailed together and covered on five sides. If it proves out that the shelf is a stabilizer, put the darn thing back in. I wonder how the shelf if held into the grooves. Guess it could be glued. It would be nice if you could somehow just pull the shelf out of the grooves.
4. Most cabinets do not have built in shelf's. They have hanging shelf's. You most likely have the shelf sitting on metal or plastic hangers, they lift out, try it.
5. yes you can remove it, be careful not to damage walls, take a reciprocating saw, cut thru the middle, push down and pull out