Seeking advice from the group.
Anyone have any real life experience using these legs for base cabinets
supporting granite countertop?
My countertops will be 1 1/4" thick not the lighter 3/4" slabs.
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?&catid=28&objectgroup_id=91&offerings_id=5217
Specs show 450lb/leg rating thus installation pattern...
x x
x x = 1800lb
or...
x x
x
x x = 2250lb
All seems good, but what about real world experience?
Thanks in advance,
Drew
Granite weighs 168# per cubic foot. You should be able to handle the math
from there.
--
Mike G.
[email protected]
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"Drew" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Seeking advice from the group.
>
> Anyone have any real life experience using these legs for base cabinets
> supporting granite countertop?
>
> My countertops will be 1 1/4" thick not the lighter 3/4" slabs.
>
>
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?&catid=28&objectgroup_id=91&offerings_id=5217
>
> Specs show 450lb/leg rating thus installation pattern...
>
> x x
>
>
>
> x x = 1800lb
>
> or...
> x x
>
> x
>
> x x = 2250lb
>
> All seems good, but what about real world experience?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Drew
>
>
Bridger wrote...
> just to make a note-
> those legs are meant to be installed in situations where there is will
> be no racking forces on them, such as base cabinets that are fastened
> to a wall. I'd be leery of using them as the only support for an
> island or a long peninsula.
>
> also, if you are putting a lot of weight on top of the cabinet make
> sure that the cabinet is designed to transfer the weight to the legs.
....
Thanks,
All of these base units are to be secured to back wall, even the peninsular
plan will be up against a supporting wall for bar top so no shear should
involved. I always build for disaster anyway, that is why my question, By
spec these leveler/feet should support the weight, and I will design base
cabs to transfer all weight to the legs.
No word of warning so far, so I think I will go with this method.
Thanks,
Drew
I installed my own 1-1/4" granite counter tops. The largest piece was 24" x
9': handled by two people. It was probably in the neighborhood of 325 lbs. I
don't recall what the quarry guy told be for lbs/sf but it was no where near
the load ratings that you are referring to.
You should be fine.
-Steve
"Drew" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Seeking advice from the group.
>
> Anyone have any real life experience using these legs for base cabinets
> supporting granite countertop?
>
> My countertops will be 1 1/4" thick not the lighter 3/4" slabs.
>
>
http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?&catid=28&objectgroup_id=91&offerings_id=5217
>
> Specs show 450lb/leg rating thus installation pattern...
>
> x x
>
>
>
> x x = 1800lb
>
> or...
> x x
>
> x
>
> x x = 2250lb
>
> All seems good, but what about real world experience?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Drew
>
>
On Thu, 08 Jan 2004 15:57:26 GMT, "Drew" <[email protected]> wrote:
>Seeking advice from the group.
>
>Anyone have any real life experience using these legs for base cabinets
>supporting granite countertop?
>
>My countertops will be 1 1/4" thick not the lighter 3/4" slabs.
>
>http://www.rockler.com/ecom7/product_details.cfm?&catid=28&objectgroup_id=91&offerings_id=5217
>
>Specs show 450lb/leg rating thus installation pattern...
>
>x x
>
>
>
>x x = 1800lb
>
>or...
>x x
>
> x
>
>x x = 2250lb
>
>All seems good, but what about real world experience?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Drew
>
just to make a note-
those legs are meant to be installed in situations where there is will
be no racking forces on them, such as base cabinets that are fastened
to a wall. I'd be leery of using them as the only support for an
island or a long peninsula.
also, if you are putting a lot of weight on top of the cabinet make
sure that the cabinet is designed to transfer the weight to the legs.
yeah, I know, it doesn't answer your question, but others have done
that. ; ^ )
Bridger