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kitchen remodeling help
and don't you fricken dare yell off topic!
LOL
Anywho, I have a house from the 1950's. Here a picture I found on line that's similiar in construction to my countertops. There's a backboard and aluminum trim to hold it in place.
There are a few options. Just replace it with an updated color/design. Hubby just want's to tile up that mofo. I'm thinking remove and replace.
YOur thoughts and experiences are much apprecitated. I tried googling but I couldn't find any DIY tips or examples of replacement tops. Hell, I dont' even know what the name of this counter top is.
Re: kitchen remodeling help
I would remove and replace and then tile over the new surface. Tiling over the existing can cause adhesion issues and/or flat-surface issues. You could end up with wonky tiles b/c nothing lines up anymore or is an even surface. Start over from the beginning to save yourself a lot of time/money in the long run, IMO.
Tiled countertops are a big giant no. The grout gets stained and it's just really dated.
You can find replacement countertops on the cheap. Go to Home Depot or Lowe's and you can order a custom countertop. They actually have a pretty decent selection. Do you need/want a new sink? This would be a good time to do that, too.
It's a laminate veneer (or Formica, brand name). You might be able to remove the laminate veneer and just replace it with a new laminate veneer. It's about 1/8" thick and you would apply it to the existing wood underneath using a construction adhesive. The aluminum trim might be salvagable but it would be easy to replace by yourself.
http://www.ronhazelton.com/archives/howto/kitchen_countertop_replacement_I.shtm
Or, they sell the whole countertop by the foot, complete with edging and the wood underneath. That would be semi-easy to do yourself. You can buy it all at Home Depot or wherever you shop.
I hate tiled countertops, they never look clean.
You ladies never fail me. I love you all so much.
*writing down "formica"*
busy, my counter was $14 a square foot, and i get complimented on it all the time. we couldn't do granite, but we got a GREAT counter for about $143 with delivery.
i can tell you the name of the place. it's local, so the delivery was only $35. they take the measurements over the phone if your kitchen is just square.
i have bad walls in the apartment, and this counter fit great without issue. if you saw pics of the kitchen in the apartment, you see how it worked out.
Replacing formica countertops is NOT hard.
The Mr. and I did it in all of our kitchen. If you want me to dig up before and after shots, let me know (I don't have them handy but could find them)
And it's cheap. You buy a chunk how you want it (special ordered from home depot or whatev) =, you cut holes where things like sinks need to go, you glue it in place and...ta-da! all done.
Yep, mine are only 2" wide.
And I know we got 'em at the Home Despot.
(oh, and limainate = formica. If that helps)
Basically you pick on you want (there are swatches) you tell them the sizes...and you get the countertops that are wood w/ a layer of laminate + small backsplash. You pull off the old and put in the new. And you have to buy pieces for corners.
See, here @ lowes:
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productList&Ne=4294967294&category=Countertops&N=0+4294900482
and, if it's helpful, I don't 'xactly have befores of the kitchen, but I have 'almost dones' of the kitchen.
See, we bought small pieces plus backsplash bit (on the left) for either side of the stove and a big piece for the 'main' counter--that we just
cut a sink-sized hole in and sealed the sink into.
And then we tiled the backsplash above.
(yes, my cupboards are ugly, they're not in the budget to fix)
upclose, the hardware is atrocious...but we can't find hardware to fit the holes.
I actually plan on taking down doors and painting them...taht *was* going to be this winters project but...well, that all changed.
The coutnertop IS a good project, yours will look awesome and it really is fairly easy and not to expensive. I will reccomend that when you choose the 'edge' (our edge is 'rolled', you can pick from like 10 options) you don't get a sharp one. I always hurt myself on those :-P