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Originally Posted by chuckftboy
If you can access the original screws it would be best to just remove the cabinets, install some proper backing and reinstall them. I could only imagine what could happen if they come down while driving down the highway. If you already have them hanging down 1 1/2" , there can't be much keeping them up anyway.
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Thank you for all the great suggestions. I believe the reason that the issue originally happened was my own fault. I was storing my DVD collection there, and while an individual DVD feels almost weightless, the combined weight is significant. I found this out when I boxed them up.
I know the upper-back part of the cabinets have to be secured to the wall, but it is not obvious how they do that. There are screws that look likely, but they seem to only hold the back facia panel secure. I removed the screws, and tried to pull that panel out with a bent wire hanger, but it's secured by the sides and bottom, probably from the back during manufacture before they are hung.
I think a post of some sort will be the only viable solution, but the couch is directly underneath, so it will have to be something unusual.
Another thought is to drill completely through the roof, and affix a thin metal strip on top with a carriage bolt coming through (well sealed of course). It depends if there is enough clearance with the frame in the wall.