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MySecretPoster t1_iy5oczp wrote

I have created a design for my new office, though I am uncertain about the desk overhang in my design where my chair is. The screenshot below is how I designed it in SketchUp. The overhang is 2.3m.

Some of the problems are:

  1. The wall to the right is not a load-bearing wall. The wall with the window is concrete and so are parts of the wall behind the cabinets to the right.
  2. This is a flat and there is no cargo lift. The panels will have to be cut into pieces (my guess ~2-2.5m max height).

My question thus is whether this idea is feasible? If so:

  1. Where to ideally cut the wood and how to affix the pieces?
  2. How to best support the overhang while trying to avoid a pillar in the middle.
  3. How to make the cuts in the wood as invisible as possible? When using real wood or veneer.

Any other tips are also greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Also, where do people get cover panels? Like I have added some to the bottom of those cabinets (which will be Ikea) but the only one I can find are for kitchen units.

https://imgur.com/XpU1pOf

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--Ty-- t1_iy6fb2t wrote

By overhang I assume you're referring to the span where the chair is. This is a perfect spot for a cleat along the wall. With the cabinet holding the desk at the left, another cabinet holding the other end at the right, and a cleat supporting the entire back end along the wall, you'll have more than enough support for this span.

That said, do absolutely everything in your power to avoid having the panel seam fall right where you sit. That's the worst possible spot for it. You should be able to get an 8' panel section up your stairwell, even if it takes a bit of exercise to do it.

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