I need advice from the member
Below the plan for the Kitchen concrete top will standard 2 stand at each end (Black block), but the contractor advise me to put addition one stand (Red) if plan to “Chop” chicken or whatever, to prevent the heavy pressure which cause the concrete fall down or break.

Put personally I guess it no sense to have additional stand due to “Chop” and will caused problem?

Is existing kitchen cabinet owner having 2 stand or 3 stand?

If indeed need additional stand, is that the good position to put?

its actually depends as ur side table is 13feet its recomended to put a stand for supportive purpose

it's not a matter of sense, it's about the safety. we don't know what are u going to put on the top in the future. actually enough to put 1 stand and it can be at the centre also but depend how u arrange the door for cabinet

got one client 10ft already have 2stands + wall supprt
but another client 11ft just one stand only + wall support

it's depend on your decision & preference
but sometime contractor advice have it's own reason, coz he/she hav more experience than us.

by the way, if really want add one more stand, u have discuss with your contractor 1st, because next time you need to arrange the cabinet door also.
normally below hob will be 2 doors and u want add how many door or drawer? pls count carefull, if not next time your cabinet door will be cacat

Mine 15 ft without stand at all. As my concrete top does not use brc. The whole 15 ft is suspended onto the wall with iron rods as structure instead of brc. Concept is just like beam. Very nice without stand but price wise is much higher.

longer span.. the thicker your slab.

rule of thumb.. deflection --> make it thicker

Guess one reason was not to break off my wall tiles too...hence can't do like yours.

You replace the wall tiles?

Need to break wall tiles. Just drill holes and insert iron rods. As I insert quite a lot of rods to make it strong, some tiles after drilling cracked slightly. Just replaced a few, I think less than 3 pces.

problem is those tiles already no longer able to find

a very good reason to change all new tiles

hahaha....
It may end up more than 10 pcs need to be replaced.
Let check with the contractor to have additional stand instead of breaking my tiles.

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Added on May 8, 2011, 9:45 pmOK, have check with the contractor. It seem like it still need to break my wall tiles to put the but he still advised better don't chop chicken (advised)...and take own rest

Even if he put lot of rods but the pressure on the concreate will remain lol.
ANyhow we have decided put additonal short stand beam near the cooking hob area but will not visiable from outside.


This post has been edited by Jo_da48: May 8 2011, 09:45 PM