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   andybuildz | Mar 28, 2003 02:29pm | #1

   What about under the hanging cabinets if theyre still there or as I do on islands I installed my outlets on the side walls of the base cabs.

   Be mounted  lol

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   JohnC | Mar 28, 2003 03:37pm | #2

   Thanks, Andy . . . I should have noted there will be no wall - the counter is a penninsula and it would not be convenient to cluster the outlets on its 'gable'which is adjacent to a somewhat confined passageway.

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   GoldenWreckedAngle | Mar 28, 2003 05:18pm | #3

   Could you do a raised bar on the side of the cabinet where your wall is right now and put your outlets on the counter side of the vertical surface supporting the raised bar? This configuration would have the added benefit of hiding any clutter on the counter from the adjoining room.

   False columns rising from the ends of the peninsula could create another vertical surface if they fit with the architecture.

   It is not ideal to have your electrical outlets on the front of the cabinet but if nothing else works you could create a false drawer front that folds down to expose a series of outlets.Kevin Halliburton

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   JohnSprung | Mar 28, 2003 08:46pm | #6

   The raised bar is an excellent idea -- not only does it hide the clutter, it helps keep the clutter from getting pushed off the far side.  ;-)

   -- J.S.

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   NickNukeEm | Mar 28, 2003 06:02pm | #4

   Another solution, though somewhat tacky, is illustrated in the code check booklet: set the recepticle on its side in its own enclosure on the counter, similar to the recepticles in your high school chem lab.  I know, not on my counters, and the DW/HO wouldn't be too thrilled either.  Incidently, if you place them below the counter, they can be no more than 12" below if the overhang is less than or equal to 6".  Keep the cords out of baby's reach.

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   4Lorn1 | Mar 29, 2003 07:47am | #7

   Those raised enclosures are known as tombstone mounts and while they can look ungainly I have installed, not my idea, a few brass tombstone mounts that actually looked good. Held toward the back and corners of the counter they didn't look bad. I tried for symmetry to help them fit in.

   Mounting receptacles face up in a counter is neither smart nor allowed by code. Spilling a little water could get you an impromptu fireworks display.

   Sometimes a second counter is placed a bit higher, about 6", at the rear of the first. This gives you a 6" face to mount the receptacles needed. It also shields, if placed opposite the living area, the normal clutter associated with working counter space from view.

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   BillHartmann | Mar 28, 2003 06:58pm | #5

   Pennsiula countertop outlets don't have to be on the counter top.

   If you don't want to use a raised back or maybe the columns that other have suggested you can mount them on the sides or the front. Can't be more than 12" below the countertop (I think that number is right, but not sure).