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Formica Countertop Backsplash Removal or Installation

August 31st, 2009 2 comments

If you are doing a kitchen or bathroom remodel and you cannot figure out how to remove the countertop’s backsplash, it may be attached to the top. Usually, if a Formica (or, “plastic laminate”) countertop’s splash is wider at the top than three quarters of an inch (3/4”), the backsplash is attached to the top with screws from read Formica Countertop Back Splash Removal

Categories: Backsplashes

Office Cabinet Storage-Ideas for making more room

August 31st, 2009 No comments

Cut down, move, rearrange, replace and redesign your office cabinet storage areas with these ideas for making more room. It’s possible to utilize a lot more space than what you have been with your present office cabinetry design by making some changes.

There are many solutions that can be implemented even to the point of cutting down cabinets and counters on the job site to accommodate for making more room. Altering arrangements read Office Cabinet Storage Ideas

Installing Laminate Kitchen Countertop

August 31st, 2009 No comments

If you are planning on installing your own cabinets and laminate top in your kitchen, the countertop parts can be purchased from a local super center. Places like Lowe’s or Home Depot have plenty of selections to choose from. If you are not in a hurry, read Installing a Laminate Kitchen Countertop

Categories: Installation Tips

Tools Used for Cutting Formica Plastic Laminate

August 30th, 2009 No comments

The tools that will be needed to cut cabinet or countertop Formcia with will depend upon the project. Slitters, table saws, paper cutters, routers and dolphin nose tin snips can all be used to cut cabinet plastic laminate with. read Tools for Cutting Plastic Laminate Formcia

Categories: Manufacturing Tools

Cabinet Making Tips-Professional Guide

August 30th, 2009 No comments
cabinet shop worker

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There are many styles that a cabinet can be modeled after. These professional tips will act as a guide for fabricating European cabinets. My expertise comes from twenty seven years of custom cabinet fabrication. All instructions were born from hands on experience.

The Cabinet Sides, bottoms and tops can all be built out of five eights thick particle board. Melamine is the choice material that most manufactures use. In extreme cases where high volume productions shops are saving money, they will resort to using vinyl coated boards.

European cabinet door hinges are to be mounted into holes that are drilled into the cabinetry doors. For the “do it yourself” homeowner these hinges will be attached using a number six screws which are five eights of an inch in length. read Cabinet Making Tips

Categories: Cabinet Making