Kitchen fabricators have several width and length sizes of plastic laminate sheets to choose from and two different thicknesses that are available. Local distributors keep the products on hand and in-stock colors are generally shipped or delivered the next day after the order is placed. Manufactures have plants scattered abroad that supply smaller chains with these various mica sizes. read article Plastic Laminate Sizes
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
I began to learn the process of relaminating existing cabinetry many years ago. In this article I will touch upon some things that I feel are important to know when it comes to resurfacing cabinets. The purpose of this article is to provide a checklist to follow when you are working with your cabinet refacing specialist in your area. If you have decided to recover your cabinets or counters it would be a good idea to review these tips. Read more…
The best way that we have discovered in regard to, how to get contact glue off of plastic laminate, is by using a flammable grade of lacquer thinner, moderately applied to a white rag. It never fails when custom cabinet makers fabricate kitchens and baths, out of Formica, somehow there is always a spot that has some glue on it somewhere. The process of removing contact cement from a cabinet or countertop is pretty easy. Read more…
Having been in the cabinet industry for over thirty years, I have had a lot of experience with cabinet refacing. Some related terms used to describe this process are, re laminating, resurface, refinishing, recovering, or resurfacing cabinetry. Kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms are the most popular areas of the home which generally get a cabinet face lift. The cost of using this remolding method is much less than buying and installing new cupboards. Read more…
This is not beyond repair.
Cabinet ends swelling, due to water absorption, are something that I have seen in bathrooms more than kitchens. Never the less, the process of how to repair damaged cabinet sides, as a result of flooding water, is still the same. There are several approaches that can be taken but, I want to teach you the simplest one that I have discovered. You won’t need to remove the end of the structure at all. If the damage is comparable to the photo to the left, you may want to just sand & chisel down the swollen area and laminate it with a piece of Formica or thicker finished board. Read more…
