Easy Process To Mount A Countertop To A Wall Without Cabinets
You don't need to depend on cabinets for support when it comes to attaching countertops to a wall, particularly, if its run is hardly any feet long. They can be easily secured or fixed to any wall. This usually happens where appliances are situated next to a wall, when kitchens have been repaired/renovated or when the cabinets do not adjust properly, which in turn leaves a large gap betwixt the wall and the cabinet jambs.
Horizontal Braces
- Use of 2-by-4-inch studs is one of the best options when it comes to bring forth the horizontal bracing for a countertop. They should be trimmed nearly 2 inches shorter as compared to the width of the top.
- Using 2-by-4-inch studs enables you to place two screws in an upright position on top of each other across the horizontal stud, through the drywall and into the perpendicular wall studs.
- By double screwing it makes sure that the top will never move, and it enables you to easily hit the stud when you drive nails down across the top, due to the fact that the stud is 1 1/2 inches thick as well as hard to miss.
Vertical Braces
- One vertical stud is enough to support a countertop, which you will be required to use on the countertop that will not need any unexpected amount of weight for support.
- Predominantly, only one or two wall studs will be required for a countertop, but sometimes you may need three wall studs, which is also good for countertop support. After running a stud finder through the wall and you can only find one vertical stud, then you need to add a vertical brace as well.
- Fasten a horizontal stud to the wall, with the help of screws, in order to give assistance to the countertop first. After that, calculate and trim a vertical stud brace to adjust underneath the horizontal brace. Secure it to the wall stud as well. This should enumerate sufficient amount of bracing to the countertop.
Install The Top
- After leveling as well as fastening the horizontal brace to the wall, position the plywood on the upper most part of the cabinets. It should adjust flush on top the cabinets. When you move it smoothly over against the wall, it should span through the open space and then move over the horizontal brace and adjust tight against the wall.
- Then, hammer 1 1/2-inch nails down across the top, into the horizontal brace. Now, you can be able to add fascia, laminates as well as backsplash. If you secure or affix a countertop to the wall having no cabinets at all, then you can use the same bracing methods on both sides.
- If the countertop adjusts tight along the length of the wall, then position a horizontal stud the length of the wall as well. If this type of installation is done, rarely, make sure that some type of vertical brace in the front must be established.
Tools
- With the help of an 18-volt drill/driver, secure & affix a countetop to the wall. 18-volt drill/driver is a very powefull as well as a handy tool that can be operated in small spaces. Use 3-inch wood screws in order to secure the bracing to the wall.
- There is no need to predrill, you can't break a 2-by-4 stud this way except that you drive a screw within 1 inch of the end. Screws go through fir studs easily and the tighter the better.
- By using force, get your weight behind it before driving screws across the toughest of bracing. However, it's ok to predrill if you are more comfortable doing it. With the help of a 3/16-inch drill bit, mark the studs on the brace as well as predrill all you want.