How much does your granite overhang your cabinets?

14 years ago

I had granite templating done last night. All went well. Granite guy will be able to scribe to my wall which is good because it might be awhile before I get a backsplash.

When picking the amount of the overhang, his advice was to go a little bit past the edge of the handles/knobs. So, for me this put my overhang at 1 5/8". This seems like a lot to me because most of the countertops I've had were maybe 1/2" overhang tops (I've only had formica).

Doing the 1 5/8" overhang, puts the sinks 5" from the edge of the counter.

Does this seem like it will work?

What overhangs do you have? How were they determined?

Featured Answer

azstoneconsulting

14 years ago

Eks6426:

Like I said in the other thread - your 1 5/8 inch overhang will be fine.

Most Fabricators (myself included) do 1 1/2" from the face of the cabinet frame, so an additional
1/8th of an inch is NOT going to be cause for concern at all (IMHO)

Sounds like you have a good Fabricator there - especially since your templator
scribed the wall where the stone meets it.....

As far as your sink goes - the normal "set back" from the front edge
of the stone is typically (but not always exactly) 4 inches. This dimension
will vary with the sink type, and cabinet configuration. IF you have "pop outs"
where the sink cabinet is deeper than the rest of the cabinets - like 1 or 2
inches deeper - the sink set back may be affected. Another thing that affects
the sink set back is IF you have a "tip out" drawer in front of the sink - the
kind that tilts out and you stick your dish rags and other stuff in there - like
cars keys, drain plugs, concealed weapons, etc HA! - THAT scenario
may require that the sink then be set back a bit further than 4 inches - the more
"traditional" dimension.....

other than that - it sounds like you are on track for a good project so far.....

my .02 cents worth

kevin

Comments (11)

Stacey Collins
14 years ago
Ours is 3/4" from the cabinet face, which means about 1/4" past the door front. We haven't had any issues with the knobs/handles catching things or being uncomfortable (they do protrude further of course).
idrive65
14 years ago
Mine is like staceyneil's, 3/4 inch past the cabinet box and barely past the door front. I've heard that 1.5 inches is the latest and greatest "standard" though. Something about drips getting on the doors, I think? It hasn't been a problem for me.
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sabjimata
14 years ago
I had 1/4" on my soapstone and wished for it to be a bigger overhand. Will go larger on the next remodel. I found drips/clean up an issue.
altagirl
14 years ago
1.25" overhang all around.
Diane Clayton
14 years ago
Just had the granite guy yesterday and 1.25".
numbersjunkie
14 years ago
My current (read old) kitchen had very small overhangs, and the cabinets in front of the sink are ruined from water dripping on to them.
crozzroad
14 years ago
Hello!!!
Ours is 1.5 inches. It got installed only 2 days back , so cant comment on the 'dripping' issue
joep_2009
14 years ago
Ours got installed yesterday, the overhang is 1.5 inches from the cabinet frame. We're not really liking it at the moment as we have full overlay doors so the overhang is actually only about 1/2 inch. I think it might have been better if we had made it another 1/2 inch more.
needsometips08
14 years ago
Slightly more than 1.25"
misslivvy
12 years ago
This is an old thread but what does "scribing to the wall" mean? I am having granite done soon and will add a backsplash later. Thanks, MissLivvy