igloochic - ? about son's bathroom toe kick step

17 years ago

Can you share a photo and information on how the toe kick step for your son's bathroom was constructed?

I want to do the same for my kitchen island where I will be baking - I am going to have it at normal counter height. Since I am vertically challenged, I would like to create a step so I can roll dough. My DH isn't vertically challenged, and since I want to encourage and reinforce his prep work in the kitchen, I don't want to make the counters too short for him!

And if it's not too hard to do this, I am going to have my DH try to retrofit the cabinet in the kid/guest bath since my DD is a wee little thing and I am tired of tripping over the #!*%& step stool....

TIA

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budge1
17 years ago
Hopefully igloochic will see this, but I remembered her response on the bathroom forum and thought I would post it for you.

We did a similar step in our bathroom, but it is in the bottom drawer of the vanity rather than toekick.

Here is a link that might be useful: drawer stools
igloochic
17 years ago
Mine is not quite finished (one of those things the new carpenter is going to finish in the next couple of weeks) but, unlike budge's mine slides on the floor (because of that cute foot on budge's she does not really have toe kicks). Our drawer in it now is the final drawer which came from the factory. The temporary drawer is what needs to be made...it will be the same size, and the toe trim on front goes on the face of it, but it will be heavy plywood so that it can hold weight, flipped upside down and then put on the normal hinges (which hold 100lbs). But now that I've seen budge's...I may have him make me the tray top instead, which I love because we'll lose the drawer function as long as he needs the stool.

Ok that was such a bad explaination that I'll take pictures tonight for you. The hefty construction of the drawer box is one issue, but you're going to have to research the glides a bit. Even though ours slides out on the floor, the glides are basically what hold it to the box to work. Basic blume full extention, but I believe the weight limit is 100lbs. Even if you're a scrawney thing...I'd want a pull out stool in an adult area to hold at least 200lbs because you never know who's going to pull it out and step on it.

Budge's is fabulous :o) mine's only adding about 4" for the little guy...but it's better than none I guess! I'll photograph the basic set up tonight after the blinds people leave (I'm finally getting shades, and they are also busy hanging my art at the same time LOL)
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kitchenredo2
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks so much for the quick response budge 1 and igloochick!

I look forward to the photos - it will be easier to show the contractor what I want to do than attempt to explain it (I'm just not that technical when it comes to building things - I know what I want, just not necessarily what they are called or which "thingy" is needed to get the job done).

I will make sure they use a heavy-duty "whatever" when they make it so it can support at least 200lbs.