Types of Bar Supports

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From wooden bar supports and metal bar supports to custom bar supports and shelf brackets, there are many ways to support a bar to prevent sagging. Learn more in this free DIY home improvement video guide.

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Types of Bar Supports
Today we are talking about bar supports, maybe between your dining room and your kitchen or what have you. You want to support the outside edge of them so they won’t begin to sag and bow. You can do this with one of three ways, really. You can do it with a wooden bar support, a metal bar support, you can even use like a shelf bracket if you so desired- something to this effect- if you want to get off real cheaply or what have you. Or you can do a custom kind of one that goes along with your décor. That’s what we’re going to be installing today is a custom bar support. One type of a custom bar support would be this chrome steel, which is actually made from a department store dressing mirror. And it’s going to have these supports that extend down which hold up the supports and level the bar.

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Expert: Lee Wallace has a degree in architecture from Texas A&M University. Read More