Thickness of island posts
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Comments (13)The problem with all of this is...reality bites. Vertical checking increases the surface area exposed to weathering. Most treated lumber comes with a warning that should be read because it doesn't guarantee longevity; for that reason choice of lumber type is extremely important. In my part of the world, cedar lasts longer (and clogs saws). Osage Orange is also excellent (which explains why it's so hard to find...heavily taken for fence posts and nowadays some folks don't like the fall fruit.) If you have any control over your wood, make sure to choose logs cut from the center of the free with no sapwood. Fewer knot holes is better although the 'knots' will out last the other wood, but by then, hopefully, the structure will be covered with roses. And finally...how you set the wood in the ground is a major deal breaker. In some areas, wood in the ground rots. In some areas, what works in well draining sand doesn't in clay in the next yard. In some other areas, wood in cement in the ground rots. This is another of those instances where local knowledge is a necessity....See MoreHow to incorporate a post into our kitchen island
Comments (5)Not sure this will be helpful but I will share what happened when we took the wall out between our kitchen and dining room. Instead of puting a post to support we reduced the length of the opening between the two spaces and dropped the ceiling a bit to put in a thick engineered beam to support the ceiling. So there is a transition space between the rooms where the space is narrower than the rooms, therefore the length of the load the ceiling beam had to carry was shorter not requiring an additional support. I don't know if it makes sense and unfortunately I don't have a good photo. Just imagine a small "transition space" between the rooms, much larger than a doorway (9 feet in this case) but smaller than the full width of each space. Just another option....See MoreHow thick is your butcher block island countertop?
Comments (11)So far I have stained the top (3 feet x 7 feet) and put one coat of Waterlox on it, and it has been SUPER easy. I had the top put in our great room (we made two wooden horses for it to sit on) flipped over with the bottom up so I could do some sample finishes on the bottom. My original plan was to finish it with mineral oil so I could use it for chopping. When I put a sample of the mieral oil on it I didn't like it :( It was pretty but just not the look I wanted. It had dark brown, golden brown and blonde stripes and had a slightly orange tint. Some might love the striped look but I wanted it to be less "busy" and an overall darker brown color. I decided to stain it and tried out several stains (on the bottom). I picked a color called "Moorish Teak". I let the stain dry for 24 hours and yesterday applied the first coat of Waterlox. I will try to post some pictures today! So far it looks absolutely beautiful!!!!!! :)...See MoreMounting a Kitchen island island counter support post w/o a boot?
Comments (5)I agree the posts in the pic are great with that island and look- it was the pic my builder used to show me what mine would look like if I did the newel posts on my own build, As they did there. It also goes great with what they did on the stairs in that home. However, I personally, am going for a more modern/industrial Look so was wondering about alternative post support options that may not require such a “molding” or boot. Was hoping anyone had suggestions since I’m pretty clueless on this aspect. even if I had steel posts fabricated for it like what was fabricated for my stairs...how would those attach to the floor? A plate? Attached pics I’ve seen online - but ive learned ideas online don’t mesh w reality quite a bit....See MoreJoseph Corlett, LLC
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