Field Installation and Service Manual IMS119 | Page 2

Field Installation and Service Manual
SECTION 1 - INSTALLATION
Installing Corbels and
Posts
Illustrated Method Sheet 119
Securing the backside of a Corbel to a suitable surface determines if the Corbel will be
structural or decorative.
If the back material is a cabinet structural panel or a drywall surface with lumber
reinforcement (or stud location), the Corbel can be considered structural.
If the Corbel is attached to a wall with no reinforcement or a cabinet back that is not
covered with a structural panel 5/8” thick or thicker, the Corbel can only be considered
decorative.
A decorative Corbel cannot be relied upon to support a countertop.
Step 1
Installing Corbels
Examples of Decorative and Structural Corbel Placements
Corbels are a decorative
brackets that, if installed
properly, can be used to
help support the over-
hang of a countertop.
Posts are typically a
decorative way to
transfer support of a
counter surface directly
to the ground.
Decorative
1-1/8” Screws
1-1/8” Screws
Plywood Roughtop
Plywood Roughtop
Corbel
Corbel
Pony
Wall
Pony
Wall
Even when they are not
used for structural pur-
poses, Corbels, Decora-
tive Panels and Posts
can offer great
advantages to a kitchen
design.
Often a simple or plain
kitchen design can be
transformed into a maga-
zine feature with the
addition of these
elements.
Structural
Caulking Applied
to Drywall Behind
Back of Corbel
Added
Structural
Framing
(1) 2” Finish Nail
Through Flange
on Each Side of Corbel
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When installing a Corbel to a drywall covered wall, apply caulking to the back
of the Corbel.
If the installation is to be structural, apply caulking to the back of the Corbel and then
drive a couple of 2” fi nish nails through the Corbel’s back fl ange to reach the structural
lumber.
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