Christian McArdle wrote:

[T] The flat strip brace is fine where you have to sneak the bracket
into a thin gap. If it was 3mm thick and as wide as your drawing
suggests it shouldn't buckle under compression ;-)

I think I misread the original idea slightly, thinking of the bracket coming
from another angle.

The main problem with this solution is that it is next to impossible to
wiggle the washing machine in and out directly without borrowing the space
from the adjacent tumble dryer, which is itself so light it pushes in and
out with ease, giving the washing machine some room for manoevure.

If it is the only way to provide enough strength, then maybe I'll have to do
it, though, and pay for washing machine repair men to overcome the
installation/removal issues!


How often are you likely to need to pull the washing machine out? Not
very I expect. If you were to fix a brace like this with the angle iron
flanges on the TD side you could pull the TD out and remove the brace,
then put it back after the WM has been repaired/replaced. surely the
granite only needs supporting in case someone sits on it? It should
support it's own weight easily over a 1200mm span?

The advantage of a brace like that is that you can make it as deep as
you need to and making it totally rigid (for any conceivable load it's
likely to be subjected to) would not present a problem.

Regards,

Parish

Do you think that 3 spans of 19mm box section would not be sufficient
support? If not, would the 25mm push it into acceptable territoriy?

i.e.

+-----------------------------
+-+-----------------------+-+-
| | | |
|###########################|
| | | |
|###########################|
| | | |
|###########################|
+-+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~+-+

+----+
+----+ = 47mm wide, 75mm tall softwood

###### = 19mm box section stainless steel

~~~~~~ = decorative edged chipboard trim

Entire area inside of the softwood covered in thin MDF, flush with softwood
surface.

Christian.