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We are to have granite installed in our 8 year old kitchen. Our
present counter top is formica with wood trim. For the life of me, I
can't see what is holding the counter top to the Merillat solid hickory
cabinets. I am looking under the cabinet at the particle board
substrate and see no fasteners. In pulling up on the top it is obvious
that something is holding the top onto the cabinets very well and
evenly across the length. I would like to remove the top myself since
the cost for the installer to do it is between $600 & $700.

What do you believe is used to attach the top to the cabinets?

It could just be some sort of adhesive, such as Liquid Nails. Try taking a
small putty knife and try to shim it in between the top of the cabinet and
the bottom of the countertop. You might need to tap on it with a hammer.
This should give you some better idea weather it's an adhesive versus a
screw. Unfortunately, if it's an adhesive, some of them are so strong that
you might end up taking some of the wood off the cabinet tops if you're not
careful.

-al sung
Rapid Realm Technology, Inc.
Hopkinton, MA