Getting this 10-foot-long u-shaped countertop aligned on the cabinet was going to be a challenge. As a just okay DIYer, I do not like challenges. Nothing impacts my Zen more than a challenge. I like things to go smoothly and trouble free. I like saying things out loud, like “That was easy,” or “Yes!” not…
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After a frustrating time getting the other mitered side of the countertops connected and aligned, it was time to work on the peninsula side of the countertop. I did not have the same amount of a cabinet opening as the other side, so I expected more aggravation. I was not disappointed. Using the same process…
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I could now work on the countertops on the other side of the kitchen. I brought in from the garage the three pieces for the u-shaped countertop. The countertop included metal connectors to put the pieces together. There were 3 connectors per mitered edge. I laid the pieces on the cabinets in the places where…
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The countertops were ready to be installed. The countertops were in 5 pieces. The desktop, the one by the refrigerator and the last 3 pieces were for the u-shaped countertop for the sink and peninsula. On the bottom of the countertops was strapping about every two feet. I was not sure I should remove them. …
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We got the call that our countertops were ready for delivery. We setup a delivery time and prepared to remove the old countertops. I decided not to start anything until the countertops showed up. I did not want to rip out the old countertops only to discover there was a problem with the new ones.…
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Our existing laminate countertops were not much different than those we had in our other homes. The edges on the countertops showed off the brown underlayment. It definitely shouted laminate. I did not hate laminate countertops. My parents had laminate countertops. All my homes had laminate countertops. Before we considered replacing our kitchen countertops, we…
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After 10 years, well before the time to replace the countertops, we decided to remove the wallpaper and paint our kitchen yellow anyways. The blue countertops did not clash to badly with the yellow walls, but eventually, we would replace the countertops. We stripped the wallpaper from the kitchen, dinette and foyer and it was…
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DIY Project – Kitchen Countertops – Time to Go? I have owned 4 homes; I have replaced the countertops on only one. Maybe we did not live in the homes long enough to tire of the existing countertops. We finally decided to replace the countertops after 20 years in our present house. We bought the…
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After sleeping in and having a late breakfast, Efiwym, my wife, and I were back outside to finish our stump removal project. All was left was cutting off the roots to detach the remaining stumps from them. Efiwym would pull the stumps away so I could get a good whack at the roots with my…
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After hacking away for about an hour without success, I decided to return the axe. When I got to the hardware store, I told the cashier that I wanted to return the axe. What happened next, really pissed me off… The cashier got on the PA system and asked for Brian. I knew Brian. He…