Field Installation and Service Manual IMS118 | Page 3

Step 2
Secure Material
Typical Rough Top Layout for Stone
Plan for the
Longest Spans
Possible to Minimize
Seams
Use 1-5/8” Screws
to Secure at
Back Attatch
Space Front Stretcher
and Back Attatch Scews
Aprox. 10’”to 12” apart
Unsupported Ends
Less than 4” are OK
4- 1-5/8” Screws
Per Cabinet Side
(Typical)
Sink
Do Not Terminate
a Piece of Rough Top
Within 3” of a Sink Cab
or DW Opening
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2.1
Secure the Rough Top to the
Base Cabinets using #7 x 1-5/8”
fl athead screws along all cabinet
sides and back stretchers.
Use #7 x 1-1/4” fl athead screws
at locations where it is required to
screw into a front stretcher.
Place four screws from the front
to back along each side member,
and one screw about every 10” to
12” along the front and back of the
cabinet run.
Use 1-1/4” Screws
at Front Stretcher
and Any
Joint Reinforcment Cleats
DW
OK to Make Roughtop
Seam Over Center of
18” Wide Cabinet or Less
if Reinforced
2.2 When fastening the Rough Top to the front stretch-
er, never use screws that will protrude through the Rough
Top and the front stretcher into a drawer or shelf space.
Protruding screw tips in these areas can cause injury to the
homeowner.
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