Beautifying the underside of overhanging counter top?
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Comments (3)We just moved into our new kitchen and our island includes a prep sink and a Craft-Art iroko countertop. Our new dishwasher vents steam at the end of each cycle, but that is under a granite countertop. I can't offer you an opinion informed by experience with this countertop, but I do think that steam venting under the overhang of a wood counter on a daily basis could be a problem. We previously had Fisher Paykel dish drawers under a laminate counter. Some steam is released when the lids on the dishdrawers rise at the end of a cycle, and this resulted in damage to the underside of the overhang. If you can't move the sink and dishwasher to an area with a granite countertop, maybe you could use granite on the part of the island around the sink and above the dishwasher and walnut on the remainder. On the other hand, maybe someone who has had more experience than I with wood counters will chime in and tell you there is nothing to worry about. Good luck with your project! Sarah...See MoreUnderside of overhanging countertop question
Comments (26)@hallettco @Joseph Corlett, LLC suggested in order to hide an unsightly underside of a quartz counter overhang (in my case i have storage cabinets underneath and I can see what looks like several large orange rust stains) to seal and paint it. since it is not the finished top, but rough and unfinished do you need the sealer he recommended to get any paint to adhere?...See MoreIs this normal? Webbing under counter top?
Comments (13)Debra it is very rough and very full of caulk and gunk. Trying to wipe it down is impossible. Maybe a stiff bristle toothbrush would work. But, the neck ache one would get? Not worth the trouble....See Morewhat is the minimum countertop overhang?
Comments (12)I can't tell you what the overhang was in our kitchen before we redid it, but there was an overhang -- about the depth of the door panels from what I recall. But the had applied moldings on top of that and a recessed panel in the center. Anything that dripped would go over the moldings and into the recessed panel and then the moldings at the bottom -- and all the crevices along the way. They were a nightmare to clean. What I would have given for a little preventative measure. On the other side of you equation, I had 36 inch aisles. We had to keep the same footprint, but were able to streamline things a bit (move pantry, slide the ovens down, trim the island slightly) to pick a a little room, but I have no more and probably less than you do. If anything, I would add another 1/4-1/2" to either side of my island top because I still have cabinet drips where DH preps. Not as bad, but not worth a half inch to an inch. Make sure your work zones and traffic ways don't make the paths overly crowded when multiple people are in them. If you are lucky enough to have a one person work space, you will be fine -- might even prefer a few inches less. There is an efficiency factor to it -- a tradeoff to lots of aisle space. There was a person who used to spend a lot of time here before Houzz who referred to her cockpit kitchen -- everything close at hand. The post above mentions hardware -- there really isn't any benefit in terms of aisle space to having flush counters if your hardware sticks out another 3/4" to an inch. It's like giving up coffee for energy drinks....See Morewritersblock (9b/10a)
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