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   FastEddie1 | Jul 31, 2005 02:51am | #1

   Need more info.  Is the granite 2 cm or 3 cm thick?  The 3 cm might be ok by itself. 

   I don't understand your diomensions.  Is the entire top 10 ft long?  Where is the 15 in overhang?  On one end, or along the entire length?  What will the overhang be used for ... an eating bar, or decoration, or what?

    

   I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.

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   KB5 | Jul 31, 2005 03:56am | #2

   Sorry,

   The top will be 3cm in thickness. The overhang would be along the entire length and will be used for an eating area. It maybe reduced to a length of 8 ft.

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   FastEddie1 | Jul 31, 2005 06:14am | #4

   If it's not too late, change to 2 cm stone with a thickened edge.  Then get a sheet of 1/4" steel and bolt it to the tops of the cabinets and let it overhang all but the last inch.  The thickened edge of the stone will hide the steel.

    I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.

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   AdamGreisz | Jul 31, 2005 06:16am | #5

   Corbels might be another way to go. My stone fabricator also routes channels into his slab at questionable areas (sinks and overhangs) and epoxies steel rods into the stone.

    

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   Edited 7/30/2005 11:49 pm ET by Adam Greisz

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   davidmeiland | Jul 31, 2005 05:01am | #3

   I've done a few of those using tube steel frames under the granite, usually with a valance along the length of the cantilever and back a few inches from the edge. It's obviously a whole lot better if you can use diagonal bracing.

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   JeffBuck | Aug 01, 2005 09:34am | #6

   15" is too big for me.

   did the granite people tell U it'd be OK?

    

   I'll keep my guess silent here for a minute ...

    

   that said ... it'd be either raised 3/4"  with edge banded ply 12 " from the inside ...

   or ... the cab's would be lowered to fit the same.

   unless .... like Ed said ... some metal could be fit in there somewhere.

    

   Most of this depends on the actual granite selection. What did the stone people recommend? And ... what did the GC say? Cab guy ... he have an opinion?

   Jeff

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