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Knee wall island

9 years ago

Hello GW friends! We are getting templated for our quartz countertop next Monday, hooray! We have gone with IKEA Bodbyn cabinets. Between now and then, we are building our island. I've sent a picture to the fabricator to make sure our plan is feasible, but haven't heard back yet. I haven't been able to find much on this forum that addresses this specifically, so thought I would pick your brains! I will try to post a drawing. Our island will be primarily for dining, while also doubling as workspace. We will have a 30" wide, 24" deep cabinet on one end and a knee wall perpindicular to it that's 45" long. The countertop will be 36" x 84". Assuming a 6 inch knee wall, that gives a 15" overhang along each side and another 15" overhang on the end. We would prefer not to have legs/posts on the end. Is that possible?? I've attached a picture of what we are thinking and the metal brackets we are considering. There is also a flat metal (no saddle) bracket sold for this purpose that's 1/2" thick 2.5" wide. We would need an additional bracket on the end, parallel to the wall, to support the overhang at the end. My husband plans on building the wall extra solid and making sure it's well attached to the floor joists (there's a basement underneath). He's also adding a structure to the back and underneath the cabinet so that's well supported and attached to the floor. I've been researching and supporting this stone is serious stuff so we want to make sure we're doing it right. Thanks in advance for your wisdom!

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