I know I read recently a formula to calculate the maximum height a cabinet could be and still be able to stand it up in a room of known ceiling height. Does anyone know that formula?
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The pythagorean theorem - a squared plus b squared equals c squared.
a and b are the depth and height of the piece and c is the ceiling height.
If you are looking at the side of the cabinet, the diagonal line connecting the front bottom corner to the back top corner needs to be shorter than the distance from floor to ceiling.
And to calculate this diagonal during the planning stages, as the previous poster said, use the pythagorean theorum: axa + bxb = cxc
Edited 3/15/2007 12:02 pm ET by Samson
Diagram:
The question was already answered, but just in case you've got a problem and want the cabinet higher than that...
Make either a base and/or a cornice as separate pieces that can be added after the cabinet is standing. Or else make the cabinet in two parts.
David Ring
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