Frame in the breakfast bar with 2x4s.
Building a breakfast bar wall.
How to build a breakfast shelf find the studs in your wall using a stud finder and mark lines 42 inches up from the floor.
Check for clearance before designing planning or building a breakfast bar.
Install drywall on both sides of the frame.
Screw the bottom sill into the floor and the stud at the corner into the adjoining stud in the wall.
Use your level to make sure.
Screw your shelf brackets or corbels to the wall at those marks.
How to build a breakfast bar on an existing wall getting clearance.
The barren wall might.
Make sure you wear the appropriate safety gear when working with a circular saw including safety goggles and gloves.
However you can install a non invasive breakfast bar in an apartment with no problem.
Lay the bar top centering it over the brackets and screw in place.
Build the base for the cabinets with 2x4s.
Use a hammer to remove drywall all the way to the floor.
Step 3 build the spacers.
Eating bar height is typically about 6 inches higher than your countertop typically 36 inches.
You could either build a bar on top of a couple modular cabinets that rest on the floor or you could attach a bar top to studs in a wall.
To begin building the base for the top plate of your breakfast bar cut one 2x6 lumber with a circular saw to fit the new breakfast bar space.