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All About Formica Kitchen Worktops

February 7th, 2011 No comments

I’ve been fabricating Formica products for many years in the kitchen cupboard and counter industry. Plastic laminate worktops can last a lifetime if they are built, installed and cared for properly. In this article, we will be looking at all three of these factors to help you understand how to best select and maintain your worktops.
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Cabinet Repair eBook

June 14th, 2010 1 comment

This free cabinet repair ebook covers a large range of subjects for fixing all types of cupboards. The ebook has the table of contents linked with each instructional.

Cabinet tutorials on the following subjects:

  • How to Fix Crooked Cabinet Door Handles
  • How to Fix Loose Thermofoil Door Edges
  • How to Fix Sagging Drawer Bottoms
  • How to Install Light Rail on Upper Cabinets
  • Removing Cabinets While Leaving the Tops in Place
  • Repair Water Damaged Cabinet Bottom
  • How to Replace a Formica Backsplash
  • How to Fix a Burn on a Formica Counter
  • Lubricating Drawer Slides
  • Altering Existing Cabinets for New Appliances

From the Author

Hello, I’m Jordy Christo.

I started building cabinets in 1982 in the South Florida area. After working for three cabinet shops, over the course of eleven years, I opened the first of three businesses related to the kitchen and bathroom manufacturing industry.

During the process of maintaining one of the cabinet manufacturing companies, I discovered that there was a market for all types of cabinet repair work.

This discovery launched me into a new direction where I began to fix water damaged cupboards, fire damaged kitchens and made alterations to existing cupboards in order to make new appliances fit. I’ve done everything from adjusting cabinet doors to removing entire kitchen cabinet sets while leaving the counter tops in place.

I’ve worked for insurance contractors, computer companies, hospitals and medical laboratories making existing cupboards work with new equipment or just fixing some sort of cabinetry damage.

Within the pages of this eBook and ourĀ  blog, you will find helpful tips on how to do a large variety of cupboard repairs.

Undermount Sink is Loose Granite Counter

March 12th, 2010 No comments

There are a couple of ways that an undermount kitchen sink can be repaired if it is loose and moving. A granite countertop has support clips that are holding the sink in place. This is generally the first place to start. There are a few things that you will need to complete this project successfully. I recently fixed this very problem in a European style kitchen. read Undermount Sink Loose

How to Fix Loose Cabinet Wood Joints

January 30th, 2010 No comments

How you fix a loose area on your cabinet is going to depend upon where the wood joints are that are in need of some glue. Check out this fast drying wood joint glue that will repair many problems with crown molding seams and even face-frame separations. A word of caution though, this glue dries like super glue fast, strong and hard.
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Formica Plastic Laminate Edge Coming Off Countertop

December 28th, 2009 No comments

How to fix a Formica plastic laminate edge that is coming off of the countertop by using contact glue. There are a few things that you are going to need in order to do the repair to your laminate top.

1) Lacquer thinner
2) Contact glue
3) Small paint brush
4) Rags
5) Drop cloth
6) Putty knife

With these basic tools and supplies you should be able to perform the task at hand without difficulty. read Plastic Laminate Edge Coming Off