worktop fitting advice

blushingbride_3

hi everyone

i have some worktops to install in my utility room.

They are 2m long & will have a single sink drainer.

Underneath will be washing machine/dishwasher & freezer so i have limited space for cupboards.

Will batton support along the walls & a end supporting pannel be enough? or will extra support be needed around the sink?

bockster

what will be the configuration of the worktops? "L" shape, on opposing walls? obviously stategic positioning of any cupboards will reduce need for extra support.
are the worktops 28mm or 38mm thick? could make a bit of difference to the "span" i would be prepared to take.
i have spanned 2 appliances in my utility with 28mm worktop, it does'nt sag and would take a child sitting on it, but i wouldn't put an adults weight in the middle of it. certainly wouldn't try to span 3 appliances.
i have cr##py jointing strip to the next worktop, if it was a proper mitred joint it could open up with any strain on a long span.
hth,
bockster

blushingbride_3

sorry i should have said,

Its a straight run along the wall, one end against the wall the other with the support pannel

At the moment it spans 2 & a bit appliances with no problems

I might be able to swap the 500mm cupboard under the sink with the 400mm one but this might not fit i will have to measure the size of the sink

ormus

in my utility room ive got 3 worktops. 2 shortish ones, and 1 long.
only the long one has a leg in the middle.

both the short ones cover 2 appliances.

googler

Put a leg in the middle of the appliances, at or near the front of the worktop. Unless you want to show off your plumbing, you'll have a cupboard under the sink, won't you?

blushingbride_3

i dont think there will be space for a cupboard under the sink because then the freezer wont fit.

If i can't have a cupboard i will have material to cover under the sink.

googler

Well, it seems to make sense to have acupboard slightly wider than the width of the sink itself (not necessarily including the drainer). The freezer can go under the drainer, but not in the same space as the sink.

So there's one cupboard to support the worktop..... or if you put some 'material' in front of the pipework, make a rectangular wood frame with a door set in it, to allow access to the pipework. THe wood frame then supports the worktop.