we are gutting our kitchen...my main objective was reclaiming ceiling height. the ceiling was lowered on one side in the 1950's to accommodate some plumbing and duct additions. they added a soffit and there was a supply air vent where they wanted to add the soffit. they added duct work and ran it up and over to the upstairs bathroom. that air barely makes it to the bathroom. the neighbor with the exact same floor plan does not have a supply vent in her bathroom and i believe they added to it fix the vent issue with the soffit and to supply the upstairs with more air.

i would like to have the ceiling raised can we take that duct work out and have a vent in the kitchen as it was originally and abandon the vent in the upstairs bathroom that again barely provides any air?

love this place great resource and any help would be GREATLY! appreciated!!!