The complete guide to cabinets & countertops : how to customize your home with cabinetry.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Minneapolis, Minnesota : Cool Springs Press, [2013]Description: 223 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1591865891 (pbk.)
- 9781591865896 (pbk.)
- At head of title: Black & Decker
- Complete guide to cabinets and countertops
- Black & Decker complete guide to cabinets & countertops
- Black and Decker complete guide to cabinets & countertops
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Main Library | NonFiction | 684.16 C737 | Available | 33111007466804 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A skillbuilding and confidence-creating introduction to working with cabinets and countertops, The Complete Guide to Cabinets & Countertops contains comprehensive information on the tools, materials, and techniques you'll need to create kitchen cabinets and countertops, bathroom cabinets and vanities, and even sturdy utility cabinets for the basement, garage, or home workshop. This book is packed with valuable information on selecting and ordering stock cabinets, including tips for assessing quality and suggestions for combining stock cabinets in innovative ways. It also has full, step-by-step instructions for building your own custom cabinets from sheetgoods and hardwood. Traditional joinery methods are shown, as well as how to use newer, knockdown hardware and modern fasteners. Techniques for making custom doors and drawers are shown in full detail, with helpful plan drawings and clear step-by-step photos. Finishing, customizing, and upgrading material is also included in the book. In the countertops section, you will find complete instructions for making and installing every popular countertop type, including post-form, custom laminate, ceramic tile, granite tile, poured concrete, and butcher block. You'll even find projects for working with solid-surfacing countertop material. Backsplash options are shown as well, along with instructions for drilling and cutting granite and marble materials and mounting all types of sinks and faucets.
Includes index.
Gallery -- Tools & materials -- Power tools -- Jobsite preparation -- Project safety -- Cabinets -- Countertops.
Gallery -- Tools & materials -- Power tools -- Jobsite preparation -- Project safety -- Cabinets. Cabinet selection ; Cabinet door mounting & construction styles ; New cabinet prep ; Stock cabinets ; Wall-mounted cabinets ; Base cabinets ; Frameless cabinetry ; Freestanding cabinets ; Customizing stock cabinets ; Slide-out storage ; Custom cabinetry ; Advanced kitchen cabinets ; Building drawers ; Building cabinet doors ; Hanging cabinet doors ; Bathroom window seat ; Recessed cabinet ; Media bar ; Full-height medicine cabinet ; Custom laundry center ; Compact laundry center ; Custom double vanity cabinet ; Double-bowl vanity top -- Countertops. Countertop basics ; Post-form countertops ; Butcher block countertops ; Laminate countertops ; Concrete countertop ; Tile countertops ; Granite tile countertops ; Tile backsplash ; Recycled paper countertops -- Resources -- Metric conversions.
Contains all the information you need to create kitchen cabinets and countertops, bathroom cabinets and vanities, and utility cabinets for the basement, garage, or home workshop.