Trials
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You still need the outside walls or it's a swing
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2x12 load bearing Q’s 4 countertop
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You might be able to get away with cable x's and a heavy counter. I doubt it would make it stable enough for drinks if someone pushed it though.You still need the outside walls or it's a swing
Trials
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lol no I would use the steel I have and go from one wall to the other in two shots laid flat, clean up and paint the surfaces white and secure it to the quartz top with thick 2 sided super tape. The 4 inch valance should almost completely hide it if you lay it flat ways to the 4x6 profile. It would have to go to a load bearing wall anyway, if the wall wasn't load bearing before it is now.
OmegaBravo7
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What a great idea. I was wondering how to fix the countertop onto it’s base without using silicone or construction glue because I may want to move in the future (fix broken window etc). Double side tape from edge to edge is perfect!?
I'll need somewhere to keep the mother-in-law as it seems LTC doesn't seem to be working out.
I kid. I am lucky and she is actually quite lovely.
OmegaBravo7
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oh u mean hellephant crate lol
Likewise. She's helping us out more than we can ever repay her. You can see how tired she is, but keeps on going. Food, babysitting, food, lots and lots of delicious food...I blame her 100% for my gut growing. Told her I wish she wasn't such a good cook so I wouldn't have to eat so much!
Let's just hope her health holds up as she's still recovering from the heart attack.
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square tube is strong for compression but not great for deflection
ie: in vertical load bearing application it's great, but expensive
I'd get someone smarter than me to look at the math for 2 H beams
math geeks can look the size up on a table
set them apart at the outside of your 11 inches on substantial whatever
I'd go with 5/8 plywood on top of the steel
construction adhesive and self drilling screws into the beams
solid, and good adhesive base for the stone counter, no welding
ie: in vertical load bearing application it's great, but expensive
I'd get someone smarter than me to look at the math for 2 H beams
math geeks can look the size up on a table
set them apart at the outside of your 11 inches on substantial whatever
I'd go with 5/8 plywood on top of the steel
construction adhesive and self drilling screws into the beams
solid, and good adhesive base for the stone counter, no welding
Trials
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Have you seen the quartz material, it's a solid hunk of 18% polyester resin an inch and a quarter thick, and thats before they weld a 4 inch valance on it, the plywood would just be extra weight.
Put it this way, the table sitting on steel tube that big, would be as strong as the floor under the table. if it's wood frame construction
... and it's an I beam unless you installed it wrong,
Put it this way, the table sitting on steel tube that big, would be as strong as the floor under the table. if it's wood frame construction
... and it's an I beam unless you installed it wrong,
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Honestly I’d just call the guys supplying the granite and ask for recommendations. These guys work with granite and they’ve seen it all.
if they don’t know, they’ll know who to ask to get an answer.
if they don’t know, they’ll know who to ask to get an answer.
OmegaBravo7
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I’d never trust their opinion for load support. All they want is a flat level surface.
OmegaBravo7
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Good suggestion. I just checked the deflection calculations on that website and using 2” Steel square tubes w/0.25” walls it will deflect 0.1472” with a 600lb load on centre of tube.
Considering I’m using three parallel 2” square tubes, with 1/2” plywood the deflection would be less than 0.05” (3/64) with a 600lb load on centre. That’s more than enough I believe because most people will be 1/3 of that weight. In that case I guess it’s safe to assume I won’t get deflection at all
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Trials
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"An office floor, designed according to the National Building Code of Canada (NBC) must be able to support a uniformly distributed live load of 50 ~ / ft or a concentrated load of 2000 lb distributed over an area of 25 by 25 ft."
There's your maximum load right there unless you can find a reason why the table has to support more weight then the floor it might be sitting on.
add: OP specified quartz, a man made composite material, not granite which is a natural stone.
There's your maximum load right there unless you can find a reason why the table has to support more weight then the floor it might be sitting on.
add: OP specified quartz, a man made composite material, not granite which is a natural stone.
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