The process of doing your own cabinet installation will go smother if you apply these tips from a professional installer. Obviously if you do not have some intermediate carpentry skills you should not try installing your own kitchen, vanity or laundry room cabinetry. These should give you some insight into a few of the tools that will be needed, the order of what needs to be completed before mounting the boxes to the walls and also the process of doing the install. read article Professional Cabinet Installation Tips
Here is an easy way to apply, fasten or install new cabinet drawer faces on old kitchen, vanity or laundry room cabinets. I think you will agree that this method of installing the new fronts is the fastest and easiest way to accomplish the task. Please take note this short cut only applies to drawers that have a front, sides, bottom and back. Some of the newer styles are manufactured with metal sides and the actual decorative face is screwed on with small mounting plates. This type of installation, that I am referring to in this article, will require that the roll out is an actual box having a front that you screw the face piece to.
Easy method of installing drawer faces on cabinetry
Here are the actual steps to my easy drawer front installation method. A note of caution, be extra careful to line up the front perfectly before applying it to the adhesive that I am going to suggest that you use. read article How to Apply Drawer Faces on Kitchen Cabinets
For some who may be purchasing homes to flip and make a profit, here’s a fast way to make a Formica kitchen look like it has new cabinets. An idea that could save you thousands of dollars in comparison to replacing your old cabinetry with new ones. It’s a quick and easy way to make your old plastic laminate look new without resurfacing the mica.
Fast, inexpensive Formica kitchen renovation idea
Here are the necessary steps involved in doing a fast but professional Formica kitchen renovation. The easiest and fastest way is to make the mica cabinets white. The process of renovating a mica kitchen by painting the cabinetry is what I am about to describe to you. I also am going to suggest that MDF doors be purchased. read article Fast Formica Kitchen Cabinet Remodel Idea
There are several different styles but the best full extension set of file drawer slides, I have ever used, are from a company called KV or Knape & Vogt. Don’t be fooled by imitations and I also would recommend not believing sales people when they say they have a generic brand from some foreign country that is just as good. Not true my friend. Let me just start by saying that the KV 8400 series is a great all around full extension, ball bearing, drawer slide, but if you really want to install the best you will have to invest a little more. read article What Are The Best Full Extension Drawer Slides
The process of replacing a Formica Counter top edge is something that can be accomplished by the do it your self home owner. Let me give you quick word of caution though, use extreme patients when you are removing the broken, chipped, damaged, countertop edge. Removing the bad mica is going to be the most difficult endeavor of this project. You must understand that one slip with the sharp object that you are trying to remove the plastic laminate edge with could cause damage beyond read article Replacing Formica Counter Edge
If you would like to make a kitchen, vanity, or laundry room cabinet area look better, colored countertop or cabinet caulking is a great place to start. For Formica (or, “plastic laminate”) parts there are companies that match the caulk to the mica. Local cabinetry hardware supply companies usually carry a selection of these that can be purchased on site. Because there are hundreds of selections in plastic laminate from companies like Formica, Nevamar, Pionite, and Wilsonart your local supplier will only have a few of the most popular selections available. But don’t be discouraged if your Formica caulking colors are not in stock because you can custom order exactly what you need. I have literally been into hundreds of homes where the cabinet installers used a light color such as white, almond or antique white next to darker areas. read article Colored Countertop or Cabinet Caulking
There are several things that affect how you figure what the cabinet door sizes will be for your Kitchen, vanity, laundry room, desk or wall unit. The thickness of your door material, the type of hinge your using, box style and the application of the door all affect your final decision. What I mean by “application” is, will it be an inset or overlay style installation? The other factor, that affects how to determine (or, “calculate”) what the size is going to be, is the construction style of the actual storage box areas. read entire article, How To Figure Cabinet Door Sizes
Having been in the cabinetry business for thirty years in the Sarasota Florida area, I have several good things to say about the Imagination & Company cabinetry hardware supply. By providing knobs, handles, European hinges, drawer slides, plastic laminate and a large selection cabinet making materials, this business has become a regular place for local cabinet makers to obtain materials for fabricating Formica and real wood cabinetry. Through their store, which is located on Cattlemen road, everything that is need to fabricate bathroom vanities, laundry rooms, office furniture, wall units and many other types of cabinetry is available for pick-up or delivery. read article about Imagination & Company Cabinet Supply In Sarasota
There are many various methods of making templates for cabinets that are going to be installed on angled walls. I am going to offer a few suggestions that will yield good results but one that will give you excellent results. Especially if you’re making a Formica Countertop to go in the designated area where the angled walls are. read article Making a Template For Cabinets Going On Angled Walls
In the kitchen cabinet manufacturing industry craftsman don’t always produce quality workmanship. Learning how to repair (or, “fix”) warped cabinet doors is one of the areas that I had to become familiar with, when I began to learn about manufacturing kitchens, bathrooms, and Laundry rooms. Obviously there is no one method that can be applied to every situation. In the next few paragraphs I will attempt to educate you as to why these doors get curves in them and how to get the curve out of a cabinet door. Let’s first look at some of the reasons that cabinetry doors get bent out of shape. Read entire article about How To Fix Warped Cabinet Doors
