All suggestions welcomed! Thanks to all in advance.
PS: Can anyone teach me how to do a rain dance?
2006-07-20 10:12:13 · 9 answers · asked by Fresh Lemonade 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
My husband and I just finished doing this in our bathroom. We used ceramic tiles. They guy at Lowe's sold us an adhesive that we put the tile down with and after that dried we just put grout on it and sealed it. A new sink, and wow! what a difference. Now I wish we would have done the same in my kitchen instead of putting down a new counter top. It would have been just as cheap and a lot nicer.
2006-07-20 13:25:10 · answer #1 · answered by mandp 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I work in a Cabinet shop... Some things that we may suggest, would be doing Grainte or Soild Surfacing, and just ripping out our exsisting tops, there is really no way to put anything over them and have it work.. you want something safe, clean, and durible... Also Laminate counter tops have came along way in the past several years and you can get some that look like grainte or marble, or other cool colors and designs, and they are pretty reazonibley priced...
As far as the rain dance... my ex-boyfriend says that i do rain dances all the time... he means that i cant make up my mind one way or the other all the time.. so there is some form of a raindance i suppose...
2006-07-20 17:20:55 · answer #2 · answered by Beckwith 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually you strip the old Formica surface off and re-install. Because the cement leaves some nasty residue this is very difficult. Applying over an old surface is possible but what is below will show up as bumps and stuff.
It can be cheaper just to rip the whole top off the counters and replace that with modular pre-fab tops. If you got the bucks then you could spring for full solid surface or quasi solid surface tops...
2006-07-20 17:18:22 · answer #3 · answered by Steve D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kevin is on point with his answer. I would suggest that you look into granite transformation which is a modified polymer mixed with a granite like substance once processed looks like a solid granite sheet. This company will come out and measure and create a template for your old counter. They will then fabricate a cover for you old counter top and deliver and adhere it to your old counter. They will also take care of detaching and resetting any sinks and faucets you may have on your old counter.
The common theme in the answers all address your desire to cover over the old top. Just keep in mind that any cover up will only be as good and sound as the old counter and you might be better served replacing the old counter as opposed to recovering it.
2006-07-20 20:57:41 · answer #4 · answered by Handy but Perplexed 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just finished mine. I couldn't rip out the counter top because it would ruin the cabinets which would ruin the ceiling which wouldn't match the.........SO I re-laminated it myself. Lowe's DIY website helped a lot. You can get sheet laminate at Lowe's, some Home Depot or Menard's for $40-$70 a sheet depending on size. MEASURE accurately. Watch for squareness. Cut with utility knife gradually with several passes. Rough up existing counter-top with 80 sandpaper and utility blade. Wipe clean with rubbing alcohol. Wear dust mask. Do edges first, then top. Are you dropping in a sink? Lowe's recommended Wilson-art glue like rubber cement or contact glue, but I opted for Gorilla glue so I had working time, and could slide it into place. Add weight to clamp down (books,bricks). Finish edge with a file, gentle, one direction.$200 vs.$15,000.
2006-07-21 12:44:31 · answer #5 · answered by Emee 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your really low on funds you might consider this- I used zinsser primer applied it with a roller. Then I used a high quality paint color of choice. Then a great polyurethane on top of that. It worked great. You'll have to be careful just as you would with the Formica. The great part I found is I could use the color and style of my choosing. Ps- wish I could assist with the rain dance really could use it here where I live.The nuns in San Antonio did reallly well when they prayed.
2006-07-20 17:24:35 · answer #6 · answered by Angel in Oz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my building we used a company in San Antonio called granite transformation. absolutely beautiful. we used them in our home in our kitchen and saved us about 5000$. go to their website. they are very informative. this stuff goes down over existing counter top's . we didn't have to anything special. it took them about 2 days from start to Finnish.
2006-07-20 20:43:31 · answer #7 · answered by kevin 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have it re-surfaced. We do it in the Apt. business all the time and they look fab. You can customize the colors too.
2006-07-20 17:34:20 · answer #8 · answered by educated guess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
install grante
2006-07-20 17:57:45 · answer #9 · answered by bigg_dogg44 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋