I want to do a built-in “desk for two” in a home office. The attached pic shows my concept. The long back edge is wall-supported, and the two end pieces, which are file cabs, are built into the corners of the room. That long dimension for the T-shaped desktop is just short of 14’0″. You can see that my design has the 3/4″ x 3″ apron members home-running at the peninsula, back to the wall, to lend the top support. My question relates to the top. Would you seam this thing? If so, where? I am thinking the surface might be laminate (Wilsonart, Formica, etc.), or maybe veneer.
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AFAIK the long pieces of laminate are 12ft so you would have to do something.
It looks like it is long enough that you would not need the area of the file cabinets as desk surface. You might build a could shelving units over that area and thus shorten the amount that you need.
Or use a contrasting color or maybe even different material over that area.
Otherwise I would seam it where one of the back sections hits the center. Might even work out better, material wise, to make it 3 pieces.