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6. what's wrong with what you have now? You can always re-laminate

Sat Jun 24, 2017, 04:26 PM

Jun 2017

the existing top which isn't hard. I've installed thousands of countertops from solid surface, tile, metal, laminate, and other things.
In the posts above have some good ideas. If you're going to cut a laminate top, cut it from the back side, use a triple chip blade. Solid surface use a triple chip blade too. Use straight edges to guide your saw. If you have a small table saw it makes everything easier but you can do it with a typical 7-1/4" power saw. Habitat for Humanty have tops you could use.
Out of the thousands I've done I'd say I screwed up about half of them.

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What kind of bathroom vanity top material can be easily cut? [View all] OnionPatch Jun 2017 OP

Formica is the easiest to cut but you can't use an Phoenix61 Jun 2017 #1

Youtube is my goto source pscot Jun 2017 #2

More info needed. Control-Z Jun 2017 #3

Formica is most readily available. Nwgirl503 Jun 2017 #4

Or.... Nwgirl503 Jun 2017 #5

what's wrong with what you have now? You can always re-laminate juxtaposed Jun 2017 #6

Wow thanks for all the responses. OnionPatch Jun 2017 #7

If you are up for tiling why not make a custom tile counter top? Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2017 #8

I should have mentioned; We hired someone to do the tile. OnionPatch Jun 2017 #9

Try milk paint or chalk paint. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2017 #10

Here is a video on milk vs chalk. Hassin Bin Sober Jun 2017 #11

I got scrap piece of granite and had it cut for 20 bucks in Ohio... Demsrule86 Jul 2017 #12