
The leading edge of the granite bracket is beveled to eliminate a blunt edge so clothes and knees are safe.All edges on the granite bar top brackets are ground, buffed, and smoothed to eliminate any burrs.



There sizes available depending upon how much overhang you have. There brackets are available at many online sources including Chemical Concepts. In this case, you will need support brackets, or plated installed before your countertops are installed. The walls are usually 4 5/8″ wide including the dry walls. A good example of this is raised bars sitting on knee walls. You may need support systems even when you do not have much overhang if your base is not big enough. 4- Hi bar stone supported on top of a stud wall Sink cut outs, any other cut outs close to the overhangs also create risk. The most common cut out type that would create this issue is the cooktop cut out. Find below Caesarstone‘s support guidelines for quartz only.ģ- C ut outs close to the overhanging areaĬut outs close to the overhangs create risk, therefore, needs to be supported. Quartz in general is very homogeneous and sturdy. As onyx is a translucent stone, supports underside of the stone may be visible so it needs to be well planned. Onyx is one of the most fragile natural stones, so it needs to be well supported. Quartzite is a very hard material in general but it is common that quartzite slabs will have natural fissures in them so they need to be well supported.

Most marble and dolamite such as Fantasy Brown is fragile so needs more support. Some of the exotic (more fragile in this context) granite include typhoon bordeaux, fussion, lemurian blue. Ideally, they should run perpendicular to the overhang to reduce risk of cracking in time. It is also important which directions the fissure lines in the stone. Some exotic light granite having natural fissures in them are more fragile, so they need more support than others. Most dark color granite is very durable such as absolute black, uba tuba, steel gray, impala black, viscount white granite. Some stones are more durable than others so knowing your stone is important in determining the brackets. Most granite fabricators will recommend support brackets on overhangs over 12″ however, solely based on the overhang amount. Final determination on bracket requirements and spacing should be recommended by your fabricator based on the following factors. 1- How much overhang do you haveĪmount of overhang you have is the most important factor to consider in deciding whether you need support brackets. This article will outline the factors to be considered in deciding whether you need support brackets or not, as well as some brackets options, and where you can get them from. Determining whether you need support brackets or not for your countertops can be challenging as there are a lot of things to be considered to make the right decision.
