We have one of those kitchen counters with what looks like a laminate top
stuck onto some wood. Part of it was damaged a few months ago and I went to
HD and Lowes to ask about getting a replacement 'patch'. They said I can
only buy it with the wood attached and I'd have to replace the whole
counter - or at least a good section of it. The damage is only about 3"x3".
There must be a way to buy just the surface part and stick it on without
having to replace the whole wooden piece.

Anybody know where I can buy the piece I need?

Thanks.

Paul

Hi,

Here's my .02 worth...

The material used to support the laminate is very cheap (10' x 25" costs
about $15.00 at my local lumber yard), the laminate itself is the cheapest
countertop material - so why not remove the damaged section and replace it?a
"patch" will look like hell, and probably cost as much in time/labor...

Good Luck,

Kevin O'


"D'Olier" wrote in message
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We have one of those kitchen counters with what looks like a laminate top
stuck onto some wood. Part of it was damaged a few months ago and I went
to
HD and Lowes to ask about getting a replacement 'patch'. They said I can
only buy it with the wood attached and I'd have to replace the whole
counter - or at least a good section of it. The damage is only about
3"x3".
There must be a way to buy just the surface part and stick it on without
having to replace the whole wooden piece.

Anybody know where I can buy the piece I need?

Thanks.

Paul

On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:58:27 -0500, "D'Olier" wrote:

We have one of those kitchen counters with what looks like a laminate top
stuck onto some wood. Part of it was damaged a few months ago and I went to
HD and Lowes to ask about getting a replacement 'patch'. They said I can
only buy it with the wood attached and I'd have to replace the whole
counter - or at least a good section of it. The damage is only about 3"x3".
There must be a way to buy just the surface part and stick it on without
having to replace the whole wooden piece.

Anybody know where I can buy the piece I need?

Some 15 years ago I had an electric coffee maker go south and burn a 3
inch patch in the Formica laminate of my kitchen counter--the intense
heat caused the laminate to bubble up and crack.

I managed to find a scrap of the very same pattern (whatta
surprise--the counter was 20 years old by that time) at a store. I
think it was the sort of store that sold resilient floor
covering--don't remember for sure.

So I cut out a 3" disk from the scrap, laid it on the burned area,
traced around it with a pen, and then carefully routed out the bad
stuff with my rarely-used-but-at-times-indispensible Dremel tool (I
don't own a real router). I used epoxy to glue in the patch.

Of course it's noticeable, but hardly so. Just a thin gray line
around the periphery of the patch. And completely water-tight. It
was holding just fine when I sold the house a year ago.

--John W. Wells

"John W. Wells" wrote in message
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On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:58:27 -0500, "D'Olier" wrote:

We have one of those kitchen counters with what looks like a laminate top
stuck onto some wood. Part of it was damaged a few months ago and I went
to
HD and Lowes to ask about getting a replacement 'patch'. They said I can
only buy it with the wood attached and I'd have to replace the whole
counter - or at least a good section of it. The damage is only about
3"x3".
There must be a way to buy just the surface part and stick it on without
having to replace the whole wooden piece.

Anybody know where I can buy the piece I need?

Some 15 years ago I had an electric coffee maker go south and burn a 3
inch patch in the Formica laminate of my kitchen counter--the intense
heat caused the laminate to bubble up and crack.

I managed to find a scrap of the very same pattern (whatta
surprise--the counter was 20 years old by that time) at a store. I
think it was the sort of store that sold resilient floor
covering--don't remember for sure.

So I cut out a 3" disk from the scrap, laid it on the burned area,
traced around it with a pen, and then carefully routed out the bad
stuff with my rarely-used-but-at-times-indispensible Dremel tool (I
don't own a real router). I used epoxy to glue in the patch.

Of course it's noticeable, but hardly so. Just a thin gray line
around the periphery of the patch. And completely water-tight. It
was holding just fine when I sold the house a year ago.

--John W. Wells

Now this is what I want to do. I could live with a barely noticeable line
around the patch. The thing is, where do I get the laminate. The house is
only three years old so it should be available but as I've mentioned the big
two (Lowes and HD) have said das ist verboten.

"D'Olier" wrote in message
...
We have one of those kitchen counters with what looks like a laminate top
stuck onto some wood. Part of it was damaged a few months ago and I went
to
HD and Lowes to ask about getting a replacement 'patch'. They said I can
only buy it with the wood attached and I'd have to replace the whole
counter - or at least a good section of it. The damage is only about
3"x3".
There must be a way to buy just the surface part and stick it on without
having to replace the whole wooden piece.

Anybody know where I can buy the piece I need?

Thanks.

Paul



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Repairing laminate is nearly impossible
why not route out a removable cutting board or hot plate area where the
3"x3" patch is needed.
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