"Al Kondo" wrote in message
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I am in the process of refurbishing my kitchen. I recently refaced
the cabinets and now I am in the processing of replacing our current
laminate countertop. As a recent retiree, I am doing all of this
work myself. I am no expert in this work, but I am very handy. In
the past two years, I have replaced our ceiling sheetrock and
refinished all of our hardwood floors.

My first choice for a countertop of reasonable cost was a postform
countertop. However, I have found that these tops come in a standard
25" width. Unfortunately, my countertops are about 23.5" in width.
I was told that if I want to stick to this option, I would have to cut
off the 4" backsplash or the waterfall front of the postform top. I
don't like either option. Are there other kinds of countertops that
I should be considering.... or, is this the best for the price??

Al Kondo


A couple of things for you to consider. Most of the post formed countertops
sold at Lowes and Home Depot are 24" countertops. I suggest you go to one
of those place and measure for yourself and not trust what you are told. The
front edge has a lip that drops below the actual bottom of the counter. By
design those can be installed two different ways. You can add a shim board
to the top of the cabinets everywhere except the front edge to allow for
deeper cabinets or you can let in hang over by about an inch or even a
little more for shallower cabinets. Go look at them and measure for
yourself.

The other thing is that in a tight situation you can remove about a half
inch of depth by cutting off the built up lip at the top of the splash.
This was not easy but I have done. Again you will see what I mean if you go
measure for yourself.

You can also build your own counter using HD particle board and gluing on
your own laminate. This will always cost more than the post-formed guys at
HD or Lowes.

If none of this solves your problem, 3/4" plywood, hardibacker and tile or
granite built on site is your next best option.

Colbyt