I think I found my new home!

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by frau kaleun

I don't really think I want permanent brackets sticking out like that

I bet those brackets could do a real job on someone's kneecaps if sitting on a stool by them.

[WernherVonTrapp]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I bet those brackets could do a real job on someone's kneecaps if sitting on a stool by them.

Well, the brackets on my counter don't stick out like those. They're just basic "L" brackets. I've been in many homes that have them on overlapping counter space. Probably won't see them on granite tops because of the inherent weight. My kids use our counter as a breakfast bar and have never hit themselves on the brackets.
Like I said, there are many different styles to choose from. Just Google the words "Counter Brackets" and click on "Images", you'll see what I mean.
If it's wood or Corian, you may not have another inexspensive choice.

[Wolferz]

Hydraulic Bottle jacks...
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...4833_200304833

A six ton model sells for around $20.00
Granted, you won't need one that heavy duty unless you want to change the oil in your car.

Lowes sells a two ton jobbie for $12.97

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

Hydraulic Bottle jacks...
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...4833_200304833

A six ton model sells for around $20.00
Granted, you won't need one that heavy duty unless you want to change the oil in your car.

Lowes sells a two ton jobbie for $12.97

If my countertop weighs two tons and I've been lifting it an inch with just my shoulder, I need to quit this homeowner business and apply for a job with the Avengers.

Looking at that picture, though, wouldn't I have to sit the thing on the floor? Like you sit a car jack on the pavement? Would it extend at the top or something, allowing the part that would be pushing upward to reach up high enough to actually make contact with the bottom of the counter? I've jacked a car up with something similar but a car body sits way lower to the ground.

[Wolferz]

Meanwhile - I have bedroom furniture! No more sleeping a foot off the floor, and a real nightstand to put a lamp on.

Wouldn't sleeping a foot off the floor give you less distance to fall if you rolled out of bed in your sleep?

NAJL...
Need Another Jedi Lamp.

I used to roll out of bed until I started taking Viagra.

[WernherVonTrapp]

There's a lot of different types and sizes.
Your best bet would be to consult someone
at Lowe's or Home Depot.

[Wolferz]

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, or Wern is.

Frau is talking about a peninsula cabinet with countertop that extends out at a ninety degree angle from wall mounted cabinetry, are you not?
If so, you would place the jack in the bottom of the cabinet, set a 2x4 cut to the right length between the jack and the underside of the counter. Slowly apply enough hydraulic pressure to raise the sag, then insert your support material in the gap. Remove jack and add it to your growing collection of tools.
You could, theoretically, do the same thing with just the 2x4 and a hammer. Wedging the board in between the cabinet floor and the countertop at the approximate center of the sag and using just the board as the support to raise the sag. It would be out of sight inside the back of the cabinet. If it's accessible. Lifting the sag should lower the end with the big gap shown in your photo.

Mickey will be proud. He might even hug you if Minnie isn't around ha ha.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, or Wern is.

Frau is talking about a peninsula cabinet with countertop that extends out at a ninety degree angle from wall mounted cabinetry, are you not?

Yes, that's what it is.

If so, you would place the jack in the bottom of the cabinet, set a 2x4 cut to the right length between the jack and the underside of the counter. Slowly apply enough hydraulic pressure to raise the sag, then insert your support material in the gap. Remove jack and add it to your growing collection of tools.

Sadly there is a shelf built into the back of the cabinet that extends the full length of the thing. It's only half as deep as the cabinet but I wouldn't be able to sit the jack on the cabinet bottom and apply pressure to the outer edge of the countertop, which is where i need it. The shelf is pretty thick and sturdy but already sagging in the middle too. I may replace it in the future but I wouldn't want to risk using it as a base for the jack and have it crack or even worse crack the cabinet frame that it's attached to.

I could wedge something into the gap from inside the cabinet, provided I can get in there to do it - they're pretty big cabinets so it's probably doable. At least then if I do have to wedge things directly into the gap to raise the countertop I wouldn't be risking the same damage to the outer, visible part of the cabinet on the other side.

[WernherVonTrapp]

Originally Posted by Wolferz

Maybe I'm misunderstanding, or Wern is.

Frau is talking about a peninsula cabinet with countertop that extends out at a ninety degree angle from wall mounted cabinetry, are you not?

Yeah, that's what I thought you were talking about. I have the same thing in my kitchen. If I'm misunderstanding, maybe it's the overhang part. Are you saying that the countertop just need to be pushed back further untill it's flush against the cabinet in her picture?

I think you're spot-on with the 2 X 4 underneath the entire length of the countertop in order to keep it from cracking while lifting. I'd even suggest a 2 X 6, depending on the material integrity of the countertop.
Then again, it's always possible that I'm on another planet, as usual.