Small business loans are tough for cabinet manufactures to get during the shop start up stages. The bank will not take high risks with a small shop. Financial institutions are intensely reluctant to offer long-term loans to small firms just starting out.
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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
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…
If someone has damaged your plastic laminate top with something hot, there are only a couple of ways to fix a burnt (or, “burned”) Formica countertop. Relaminating the damaged area or installing a “Surface Saver” or butcher block cutting board are the only methods that return professional results. If you were hoping to find easy ways to repair a kitchen, bath, vanity or laundry room mica counter that has a burn in it, these methods Read more…
There really is a wrong way and a correct way to drill for cabinetry door handles. If you do not take extreme care in doing this it may be costly. Using the proper technique for drilling a cabinet door is going to require that you make or purchase a template to use as a guide. You may have to do both. The photos we have on display show two that we made for our installer to use. One is for the drawer and the other is for the door. Places like Home Depot and Lowes sell templates that have several combination’s of holes centers for you to choose from. But one of these pre-made guides may not be appropriate Read more…
Having been in the cabinetry industry for some time, a common question that many customers ask is, “what should I clean my mica (or, “Forimcia”) cabinets with?” My answer is usually pretty standard but in some cases my differ. Here’s why, there are several different finishes that come on the plastic laminate. If the customer is asking how to clean a counter top, it depends upon whether it is a gloss finish or a standard matte finish counter top. Read more…
