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kengle
08-17-05, 03:41 PM
I am installing new cabinets. The corner sink is only a front, requiring me to build out the rest of the cabinet. The corner I have to build out is 42” wall length. We are installing granite counter tops. How do I build it out to hold the weight of the sink and the counter top? (i.e. a drawing or plan)
Sawdustguy
08-17-05, 06:47 PM
All you have is the sink front? :confused: Why is there no cabinet to go with it?
mako
08-17-05, 07:19 PM
I'm going to second the above question, sound odd to me as a cabinet builder. I do this sort of "build up" for such tops all the time. Here's your info,
you will need some good solid yellow pine (untreated is fine) 2X4 that is fairly straight, need some 3" screws, a good 3 or 4 foot level (don't get this at the dollar store, get at least a good name brand) and a really good drill.
Determine the level that the granite needs to sit on (ie, the height of the cabinets) and draw a *level* line along the wall(s) where there is no support. This is your index to screw a 2x4 along this line to the wall.
Find your studs with either a stud finder or by hammering a big ol nail through the drywall (if you have it) until you find ALL the studs behind that line, and put a very obvious pencil mark where they are above the level line as a reference.
Cut your 2X4 to length, be within an 8th of an inch accurate. Screw it to the wall horizontally with the narrow side up (for strength), broadside against the wall-- use your level line as your guide. Put two 3" screws through it into each stud (one screw atop the other by an inch or so). If you're building this decking on two walls that butt into a corner, be sure to "toescrew" the two 2X4's together with screws shot at an angle to grab some meat on each one.
If you have a gap that is more than, say two feet, in the middle, set yourself some crossmembers, you will have to "toescrew" the crossmember to the back 2x4.
Just make sure that everything is fairly level and the the perimiter of the granite is supported 100%. Also be sure to ask the granite guys if everything looks right before they plop it on. They know, and it is in THEIR best interest that this is done right b/c if the granite cracks, they are the ones that get the call.
you will need some good solid yellow pine (untreated is fine) 2X4 that is fairly straight, need some 3" screws, a good 3 or 4 foot level (don't get this at the dollar store, get at least a good name brand) and a really good drill.
Determine the level that the granite needs to sit on (ie, the height of the cabinets) and draw a *level* line along the wall(s) where there is no support. This is your index to screw a 2x4 along this line to the wall.
Find your studs with either a stud finder or by hammering a big ol nail through the drywall (if you have it) until you find ALL the studs behind that line, and put a very obvious pencil mark where they are above the level line as a reference.
Cut your 2X4 to length, be within an 8th of an inch accurate. Screw it to the wall horizontally with the narrow side up (for strength), broadside against the wall-- use your level line as your guide. Put two 3" screws through it into each stud (one screw atop the other by an inch or so). If you're building this decking on two walls that butt into a corner, be sure to "toescrew" the two 2X4's together with screws shot at an angle to grab some meat on each one.
If you have a gap that is more than, say two feet, in the middle, set yourself some crossmembers, you will have to "toescrew" the crossmember to the back 2x4.
Just make sure that everything is fairly level and the the perimiter of the granite is supported 100%. Also be sure to ask the granite guys if everything looks right before they plop it on. They know, and it is in THEIR best interest that this is done right b/c if the granite cracks, they are the ones that get the call.