my 1st kitchen question on laminate / melamine - Contractor Talk - Professional Construction and Remodeling Forum

rotarex · 03-09-2009, 09:46 PM

hey guys im building my 1st kitchen for my own place, its an apartment building so im going cheap, if its wood i can build it but for the melamine
i see im going to come into problems.

im buying the 4x8 sheets from HD
question
how do i nail the frame together with out seeing the nails ? or do i have to use plain chip ply and laminate it?

the inside cabinets im not worried about just the one side that's going to show

send_it_all · 03-09-2009, 09:53 PM

Lots of glue, clamps, and pocket screws.

WarnerConstInc. · 03-09-2009, 09:58 PM

Skin the exposed side with whatever the material is for the face frames.

Veneer ply.

rotarex · 03-09-2009, 10:27 PM

the sides that im going to glue raw material to melamine to im going to run it through the table saw to remove any melamine so it glues strong
here is my blue print

crap cant upload

rotarex · 03-09-2009, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarnerConstInc.

Skin the exposed side with whatever the material is for the face frames.

Veneer ply.

is it easy to skin?
and just get a matching sheet to replace it seeing that it will break, do the glue remove easy so i dont have bumps on the new sheet

send_it_all · 03-10-2009, 12:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rotarex

is it easy to skin?
and just get a matching sheet to replace it seeing that it will break, do the glue remove easy so i dont have bumps on the new sheet

If you go to an actual lumber/plywood supplier, they have material that is one side white melamine and the other side veneered with cherry, oak, or maple.

Home Depot won't have it on account of them sucking.

rotarex · 03-10-2009, 10:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by send_it_all

If you go to an actual lumber/plywood supplier, they have material that is one side white melamine and the other side veneered with cherry, oak, or maple.

Home Depot won't have it on account of them sucking.

thanks dude, gonna look today

RED HORSE 554 · 03-10-2009, 11:31 AM

Wafers and or dowels for the face frames with cant strip (A triangular shaped piece) instaled behind and the face frame blind nailed with added carpenters glue and all the devices stated in other comments. Pre laied sheets covered both sides use edge tape for the doors if using the same product for the doors as your cabinets.We have a company that has sheets made up covered both sides in muty styles and colors (Aura lumber)

**Leo G** · 03-10-2009, 11:37 AM

The double sided stuff exists, but you will probably not be able to get it in small quantities. Just skin it with 1/4" of the same species, a little contact cement and some 23 ga nails will get you where you want to be. Obviously you only need it on ends that are exposed. Usually on melamine I use biscuits and screws. Sometimes I use pocket screws, but usually not to join mel to mel but mel to faceframe.

Being built

Skined and installed.

rotarex · 03-10-2009, 12:22 PM

OH Lawd, each sheet of those veneer and melamine stuff is $100 for a 4x8, its just MY apartment, my budget was $840 when i started off its now up to $1450 and im not planning on spending anymore, looks like i will have to use plugs and glue instead of nails on the one visible side, thanks for the info guys

ill post pics on this same thread when im done

i really dont know why i cant uplode my drawing its a jpg. pissing me off