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How To Figure A Drawer Size

February 12th, 2009
Diagram For Figuring Drawer Size

Diagram For Drawer Cut Sizes

In this section of our cabinet fabrication measurements, I will explain the diagram showing how to figure the size of a drawer. Sizes will vary depending upon the style of slide that you may be using. This tutorial shows the proper way to figure a drawer size for a side mount style of slide. These figures are universal for full extension and white epoxy coated European drawer slides. read article How To Figure Drawer Sizes

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Securing Upper Cabinets Into Place -part 2

February 3rd, 2009
Wall Cabinet Installation

Wall Cabinet Installation

Here is the next secession of our tutorial for securing upper cabinets into place. As always, I do recommend that if all this sounds like more than you want to try and tackle, hire a professional that knows how to secure cabinetry to walls properly. Here are the next steps to take in order to ensure that your cabinets are secure to the wall properly. read article Securing Upper Cabinets Into Place

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How To Remove Contact Glue From Formica

January 12th, 2009

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…

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Several Ways To Fix a Burnt Formica Countertop

January 11th, 2009

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…

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How To Repair Water Damaged Cabinet Sides

December 9th, 2008
This is not beyond repair.

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…

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How To Fix Water Damaged Cabinet Bottoms

December 9th, 2008

Before you decide to replace cabinetry, it is possible to fix water damaged kitchen or vanity sink cabinet bottoms. If your kitchen, bathroom or laundry area has been flooded, you may need to review the article that we have called, “repairing water damaged cabinet toe kicks.” More oftentimes than not, they are repairable. Of course, this will depend upon the extent of the damage in every case. Depending on your level of craftsmanship, you may want to hire a professional to do the work for you. Matters such as this have many unforeseen obstacles that a cabinet professional will easily maneuver around. Read more…

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