Installation Guide

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Hidden Countertop Bracket | Liberty
Every successful countertop installation begins with good
planning and action. Do not wait until the last minute to order
your countertop supports, fasteners or adhesives for installation.
Make sure that all aspects of the island support substructure
are considered and discussed to ensure that your countertop
installation will be smooth and that your countertop support
products will be sufcient.
Note that this installation document should not be considered
a specic recommendation for your particular application.
Federal Brace cannot provide installation guidelines to meet
the particulars of every application. This document should be
considered a help sheet that provides considerations about
the general characteristics of a particular type of support and
installation
Characteristics of the Liberty Hidden
Countertop Support Plate
Our Liberty Hidden Countertop Support Plates are designed
to allow the maximum amount of leg room possible under a
countertop extension or serving bar, on a knee wall application.
The
Liberty Bracket comes in 1/4” material in the 8”x3” - 12”x3”,
3/8” material in the 14”x3” - 18”3” and 1/2” material in the
20”x3”.
Preparations for the Liberty Plates
The Liberty support comes in at white and raw steel. You will
need to nish the raw steel before installation. Make sure you
clean the bracket of any machine oil or rust preventative before
painting. Once clean and dry apply a metal compatible paint
to the bracket completely. Let the rst coat dry and do at least
1 more coat. Before installing the brackets the paint should be
allowed to dry completely.
Considerations when Installing Liberty Hidden
Support Plate
Whenever installing the Liberty Brackets make sure that you are
tying into a double 2x4 board. You will want to the fasteners to
have as much “biting” material as possible. This will provide with
a secure fastening of the brackets. Also, the substructure must
be tied into the oor. Remember, a weak substructure makes for
a weak installation.
With the substructure in place and sturdy, measure out your
bracket pattern. We suggest that you space the Liberty Bracket
no greater than 18” apart on a standard application. Once you
have your bracket support pattern set up you can attach your
rst bracket to the substructure. Make sure that when you fasten
the Liberty Bracket that you check for a level in all directions. The
bracket should be straight and level across the top ange. This
will give the best possible support result to your countertop.
You will need to route out the top of your support structure
to allow for the 1⁄4” material thickness of the Liberty Bracket.
The top of your bracket should not extend over the top of your
support structure but should meet ush with the top. In the
Liberty Hidden Countertop Support Plate
Installation Guidelines