How do I design a counter top overhang?

       Its easy to place an overhang on the back of an island or peninsula. Almost every base unit that is designed within KCDw® has a size question for counter top back overhang. Remember the sizes box is inside each unit screen when it is being designed. You will find the sizes box below the width and location question on the unit screen. Click here to understand the unit screen. Next to the sizes box you will find a scroll bar with a up and down arrow. Clicking on these arrows will allow you to move up and down the list. For almost every unit you will find a counter top back overhang question at the bottom of the sizes. Any one of the units with this question can have this overhang. On that line, type in the number of inches you wish to overhang.

       For situations in which the overhang is not at the same height off the floor as the front of the cabinets, you will need to place the wall a little differently. For example, lets say we had an island with an overhang that was raised up 42" off the floor on the back. It would be necessary for you to place an island wall and place a 4 1/2" thick panel on the back of the wall. Designing the wall would be done the same way just choose an island wall and place a 4 1/2" thick panel on the back of the wall. To get to the back of the wall type the letter b and then the wall number. Now that you're at the back of the wall design the counter top as you normally would, in this case the depth of the counter top will be the over hang amount.

       One thing to remember is that you don't want to place an overhang on the back of the unit if you have a panel or panel back on the back of wall. The reason for this is that it may cover up your panels. To get by this simply place the overhang on the panel itself. Furthermore, you have four directions you may place an overhang, left right, front and back. Use any of these to place an overhang on a unit. If an angled overhang is required, then the cabinet itself must be angled. Angled overhangs will follow the same angle as a cabinet.

       It is important, as you are learning how to design, to try different techniques to get what you want. As long as you have your design saved before you try something new you can't do any permanent "damage"!. In other words, the easiest way to learn KCDw® is to try to design with it. I bet you'll find it a lot friendlier than you might think.

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