Fix My Cabinet

Throughout the many years that I have been in the repair business, it has been necessary to learn how to fix upper (or, “wall”) cabinets that are sagging from the ceiling. Dropping boxes usually need to be unloaded in order for them to be fixed. If the cabinetry was not installed correctly, this could be the reason for the problem. Sometimes installers get in a hurry and skip certain steps that could prevent them from falling down and creating gaps that are too large to fill with caulking. Because they avoid placing screws in the proper place, this is why cabinets drop from soffits. It is quit possible, but not likely that the screws on the back wall Read more…

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In this section I will explain how to remove (or, “strip”) Formica (or “plastic laminate”) from an existing cabinet or counter top. If you are planning to save the piece of laminate that you are trying to take off of the cabinet or counter, please remain patient throughout the process. Peeling plastic off of particleboard is going to be easier than removing it from plywood. How easy or hard the laminate comes off is going to be determined by many factors. Read more…

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