greetings and happy new year,
i am constructing an 8 by 24 workbench in my garage. i fear i made at least one engineering mistake by not
fastening the top 2×4s to the wall joist. my remedy was to place a 2×2 along the top and fasten the cross pieces to the wall joist with screws. i am unfamiliar with weight and loads but understand that any weight on this type of wall workbench will want to pull the 2×4s from the wall. pictures attached.
a friend may have a piece of granite for me to use since its free i would like to use it my question? can granite support itself over the span of 40 or does it need to rest on another surface et al 1/4 plywood? also is it better to glue the top workbench surface (whether wood or granite) rather than nail or screw? would liquid nails be adequate?
finally, i have some old drawers to mount. this must be an open bottomed workbench solution - hung from the top or sides. can anyone recommend quality rails or possible attachment hardware or a link to how to best fasten them to this type workbench?. they are going to be a very tight fit.
thank you for an excellent forum.
i hope my pictures explain my questions.
tws
View attachment workbench8-_MEF9077-January 02, 2014.jpg
View attachment workbench3-_MEF9048-January 01, 2014.jpg
View attachment workbench4-_MEF9051-January 01, 2014.jpg
View attachment workbench7-_MEF9080-January 02, 2014.jpg
i am constructing an 8 by 24 workbench in my garage. i fear i made at least one engineering mistake by not
fastening the top 2×4s to the wall joist. my remedy was to place a 2×2 along the top and fasten the cross pieces to the wall joist with screws. i am unfamiliar with weight and loads but understand that any weight on this type of wall workbench will want to pull the 2×4s from the wall. pictures attached.
a friend may have a piece of granite for me to use since its free i would like to use it my question? can granite support itself over the span of 40 or does it need to rest on another surface et al 1/4 plywood? also is it better to glue the top workbench surface (whether wood or granite) rather than nail or screw? would liquid nails be adequate?
finally, i have some old drawers to mount. this must be an open bottomed workbench solution - hung from the top or sides. can anyone recommend quality rails or possible attachment hardware or a link to how to best fasten them to this type workbench?. they are going to be a very tight fit.
thank you for an excellent forum.
i hope my pictures explain my questions.
tws
View attachment workbench8-_MEF9077-January 02, 2014.jpg
View attachment workbench3-_MEF9048-January 01, 2014.jpg
View attachment workbench4-_MEF9051-January 01, 2014.jpg
View attachment workbench7-_MEF9080-January 02, 2014.jpg