Breakfast Bar Overhang Granite

Over over 24 use full sub tio along with legs or columns connected at the top by rails of adequate size to provide perimeter support.

Breakfast bar overhang granite.

Any overhang over the minimum of 12 inches can be determined somewhat by your height and choice of stool. Check with your granite supplier to see what they recommend. A raised bar should be between 42 to 48 inches high. A breakfast bar is either a full kitchen island or a countertop overhang with a height that has enough room for the legs and a size that can accommodate ample room for meals.

Please do ask our sales team for more advice for your actual kitchen because this can depend on the granite chosen. Considering that granite marble and limestone can have overhangs weighing hundreds of pounds and considering how brittle granite countertops can be granite support brackets are imperative. The usual maximum for an unsupported overhang in granite or quartz is 300mm. Larger overhangs will require extra support by way of breakfast bar leg or some sort of downstand end support panel.

However as with regular countertops custom kitchen islands may have different overhang measurements. Use granite countertop support brackets to support countertops with overhanging stone. According to my measurements made at the time the kitchen was being designed a 12 overhang would mean the overhang would stop just at the kitchen edge of the 9 deep doorway that. If you plan on putting an overhang on your kitchen island or at the bar top be sure to support it properly.

It s absolutely essential to remember that if you do extend the overhang over 12 inches though it will need reinforcements to be safe and stable. Raised bar mounted on top of pony wall. Raised bar top. This will provide enough room to accommodate bar stools.

Overhangs over 18 use full sub top along with legs or columns connected at the top with rails of adequate size to provide perimeter support. According to atlantic shopping you will need at least 10 inches of overhang to comfortably be able to use a countertop for eating if you have enough space it can be more comfortable to give more overhang. This will mean you don t need as much overhang as you may expect as the knees will be lower than at the typical 90 degrees seated. A typical breakfast bar counter has a standard height of 42 inches 107 centimeters and a depth countertop overhang of 12 to 16 inches 30 to 40 centimeters.

Check out our previous article on granite spans. If you have a taller island and therefore a taller stool you ll likely rest your knees at a lower angle. Typically anything over 10 overhang dimension needs support with either brackets or posts. So when we eat at the bar our backs will be to the family room.