Help Quick, building kitchen counter tops...
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Laughing Gas
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Help Quick, building kitchen counter tops...
Any body have a suggestion as how to cut sheet laminate? I need stripsabout 2" wide to do the edges of my counter tops. I'm thinkin it might be easier to do the edges first then do the top. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
If I need a laminate trimer, which brand....?
If I need a laminate trimer, which brand....?
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We made counters in shop class in high school. Table saw for the laminate. If it doesn't fit right after you glue it on, take the router to it. Flush trim bit, and you're good. That's assuming you made a straight cut on the fiberboard before you glued the laminate on.
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I read through that link, and it seems to give the impression that the top goes on first, and then the edges. For a longer lasting and better looking edge, put the edges on first, and trim them flush (and square) with the top. Next, put the top on, and make it hang over the edges. Then trim the top back to the edges with the router (or a file). Don't make a square corner, but angle it back about 15 degrees, and make the toe of the angle even with the seam between the top and edge.
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Update....I accomplished getting the countertops done, They look pretty good for home made. for those that might be wondering why I didn't just buy countertops vs. building them is that it's the layout of the kitchen and having a corner sink 
Anyway, I'm to the point of putting up the back splash now. The walls are bowed somewhat. Would you be just tempted to just apply the laminate material directly to the wall ( meaning no 3/4 in back splash??and then caulk between it and the countertop?? I don't see any harm considering that when you tile a countertop and do the back splash you adheare it to the wall with no backer material.
I appreciate the suggestions ya'll gave yesterday. I wound up going to HD and got a Ryobi laminate trimmer/rounter for $80, and a laminate saw blade for my skill saw .Man did it do a swell job. I was gettting really tired of trying to cut that stuff with a scoring knife.
Anyway, I'm to the point of putting up the back splash now. The walls are bowed somewhat. Would you be just tempted to just apply the laminate material directly to the wall ( meaning no 3/4 in back splash??and then caulk between it and the countertop?? I don't see any harm considering that when you tile a countertop and do the back splash you adheare it to the wall with no backer material.
I appreciate the suggestions ya'll gave yesterday. I wound up going to HD and got a Ryobi laminate trimmer/rounter for $80, and a laminate saw blade for my skill saw .Man did it do a swell job. I was gettting really tired of trying to cut that stuff with a scoring knife.
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Originally Posted by WilliesSD250
Update....IAnyway, I'm to the point of putting up the back splash now. The walls are bowed somewhat. Would you be just tempted to just apply the laminate material directly to the wall ( meaning no 3/4 in back splash??and then caulk between it and the countertop??
I recommend making the backsplash out of 5/8 or 3/4" material, leaving the laminate on the top edge a little 'wide' (whatever you feel comfortable with).
Then, set the backsplash on the counter top so that the laminate touches the back wall where the wall is 'bowed.'
(Make sure the backsplash is straight or parallel to the wall.)
Now, using a set of dividers, set the point and pencil at the place where the largest gap is. (This sets your measurement.)
With the point against the wall and the pencil on the laminate, go along the wall and mark the laminate.
When done, remove the backsplash from the countertop and with a sander or a file, trim the laminate to the pencil mark.
After test fitting until it is done to your satisfaction, put the backsplash back on the countertop and using either glue or epoxy, attach the backsplash to the wall and countertop.
When the glue or epoxy has cured, caulk the seams and you are done.
Whew!
Sorry for the long post.
Keith
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