All Forum Posts by: Bob Hank

The Formica sheets that I can get are more expansive. I'm not sure were both on the same product.

If your talking about using veneers I have not had them hold up for the long term.

I like to paint the insides of cabinets a light gray and I also paint that lip. You can use the ply wood to cover the lip but it needs to be done before the face of the cabinet is done; to me this is extra work that most people do not care about or notice. It's the same as when you have them refaced when they stick on the 1/32 veneer that I have not seen hold up to heavy use.

Most cabinets have solid fronts, particleboard sides or plywood, and some type of wood substitute for the backs and bottom. I don't see how your taking much from them if they are painted on the insides.

Sorry K. my ADHD must have been on when I made that reply.

Remove the doors and drawer form the cabinets
Clean and ruff up the surface
Apply contact glue to both the cabinet face and the 1/8” ply wood sheet
Once glue is tacky (see glue instructions) adhere the plywood to the face of the cabinet
Once set drill a hole in each door and drawer location
Use a laminate trimmer bit on a router to cut open the doors and drawers
Refinish doors and drawer fronts or buy new ones

I also glue a peace to the toe kick and side.

I can get a 1/8x4x8' finish grade sheets that you can pre stain and seal or paint before installing.
bamboo for $200 to 300
Baltic birch $17
cherry is $42
maple $28
poplar $18
red oak $20
walnut $37
white oak is $42

You can order cabinet doors to your size for about $20 and the drawer fronts are about $10. If you look around they can be built locally much cheaper.

Biased off the pics of the 3 bathrooms I could update the vanity’s with stained red oak in a day for about $150. Might need a second coat of poly on the next day depending on the temp and humidity.
I think it would be best to change it up and use a different wood in each bathroom or use different stains to change up the look and give a bit more flash

I know this is some what old...

If cabinets are in sound shape has anyone tried removing the doors, gluing on a 1/8” sheet of oak ply, use a router to open up the doors and drawers, and paint or stain. Doors and drawer fronts are not that much.

I have done this a few dozen times and with the right prep work it will hold up just fine.

I'm in the state of VA. I know the law is if you have the right to possess a key you have the right to copy a key. It dose not matter if the key has do not dup or what ever is on it. The key cutter might not have the blank and they might not duplicate a key because of whats on it.

Kwikset and takes about 3 minutes to change all the locks on a house.

A commercial insurance policy is cheaper than having a few landlord polices. They will not let you split out part of a commercial policy is being paid under a escrow account.

For us we are able to find someone to rent to unless it's with in a week of a holiday. What dose the lease say about picking up after dogs? If it is a complex it should be pickup every time.

Frame the window like art work.
With a bathroom window you do not want to use standard window sill.
Find the widest point from the window to the wall (tile, fiberglass)
Rip 1x4” to that width and use it all the way around the window to bring it out to that point.
Subtract half inch from the window trim you use and now rip and mill more wood till you bring out the trim base. The trim will attach to the edge of the fist 1x4” and the new piece.
Attach trim.
Calk and paint.

The bottom 1x4” should have a slight down hill angle.
Use calk and nails to attach everything.
Use an outdoor oil based paint and paint yearly.

I have done this a bunch of war houses over the years and have not had any issues. I will try to find some pics of it.

I might be able to help you if you can explain how the trim was done. I have done a few window showers in the past. With yearly calk and rustoleum paint they seam to hold up.

If we no longer have the influence system then why do we still have an award for it?
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I was just wondering what the awards were and when you got them. I was not looking to start something.