Upside Down T Tower

[edramshaw]

Any guys out there have experience with hanging T style towers upside down? I like the effect and would like to know of any considerations before installing it. What type of frame work do you use above? Do you use bolts or some other sort of reinforcement? It seems like it would need extra support. Thanks for the advice.

[Scott Zuhse]

Ed,

This can be accomplished as long as you have a sturdy foundation similar to what you have with the bar top. Otherwise you will have a tower that will move everytime a faucet is opened. It is not how you mount the tower that is critical as it is to build a strong support.

However you accomplish this, be certain to acheive the correct elevation for the faucets.

[edramshaw]

Will the standard screws be enough to support the tower or will I need something bigger? It would seem that the screws supplied would be too small to hold that think up there. In addition, the metal around some of those bases seems a bit soft. I know some have the thicker steel around the base with a collar that hangs over, those seem strong enough but the ones with the holes directly in the base may be a bit soft? Thoughts?

[edramshaw]

Will the standard screws be enough to support the tower or will I need something bigger? It would seem that the screws supplied would be too small to hold that think up there. In addition, the metal around some of those bases seems a bit soft. I know some have the thicker steel around the base with a collar that hangs over, those seem strong enough but the ones with the holes directly in the base may be a bit soft? Thoughts? Also, by strong support do you think a piece of hardwood (3/4"-1") would be strong enough to hold it provided it was properly mounted?