Recent content by Rich P

It sounds like you had granite tiles installed, or was it slab granite? Either way the responsibility falls on the person that built/designed the counter top.

3/4 of an inch is totally unacceptable. Get the fabricator, installer back. For what you pay for stone it needs to be right.

First of all, is it a laminate floor, or an engineered (laminated)wood floor.

Is it particle board or OSB?

It should be contact cement that is used on the counter top. As posted before, a heat gun is the best way to remove laminate. Heat will soften the existing glue, and then a stiff putty knife and a flat pry bar are all you nee. If the counter is high density particle board, you should be able...

Laminates counters today are a lot different from the past. You can get different edge treatments such as Kuhn bevel, and with the high definition finishes, it looks a lot like solid surface. Flush mount sinks are available that fit perfectly flat with the laminate top. The new laminates are...

The best thing to do is leave the vinyl. Get some Ardex or similar cement based floor leveler and feather it out where the vinyl meets the subfloor. This will take care of any transition problems. Just make sure the vinyl is secure at this area.

As stated, you can loose your warranty. The purpose of the underlay is to help deaden sound when on the floor, and to take up any minor imperfections in the sub floor. The 2 in 1 underlay is also a vapor barrier in situations where it is required. You can expect some flex in the floor...

If the area is larger than 5x12, it is seamed. Sheet goods are not, and never have been made larger than 5x12, at least not in my 30 + yrs of installing laminate. If I understand the layout, you have a corner sink. When I have to a seam in a top with a corner sink, and requiring a seam it...

Not sure I understand your question, but you can get laminate in various size sheets up to a 5' by 12'. In the past few years, the distributors have started being a little more fussy on cut sizes, and manufactures will only provide certain size sheets now on certain patterns. But 5 by 12 is...

You need a router with a laminate trim bit. The double sided trimmer you bought sounds like a vinyl edge trimmer used mostly on cabinet door and drawer edges. The laminate is supposed to be over sized for trimming, but a router is the best tool to use.

You can go over existing laminate with proper prep. Sand the existing laminate with and obital sander using 60-80 grit paper. You do not have to sand through the finish, but you want to scuff it up. Wash the laminate with a solvent to remove any wax, dirt or grease. I use lacquer thinner or...