So on Saturday morning we broke out the tools!I got serious about tearing up the old nasty pealing,scared,chipped Formica. Not such a bad chore as I had expected, the clean up was pretty easy too, except for a few nasty cuts (broken Formica is sharp). We put new 3/8" particle board over the old counter and replaced the trim boards. Aarin was telling me at 10:30 that it was time to call it a night, the neighbors probably were agreeing seeing as the saw was set up outside.
Sunday morning I was out of bed bright and early at 8:30 am READY TO GO!
2 cups of coffee later it actually happened. Tools were dug out, laminate was unrolled, glue cans were opened, and the PANIC SET IN! What do I know about laminate? VERY LITTLE, but who am I to turn down an opportunity to screw something up? Aarin got the idea to try to cut the Formica with the cordless trim saw, that didn't work so we ended up cutting it all by hand, which was OK because we broke it less (good thing). After we had the pieces cut to fit we cleaned up again, more organised than cleaned, but in the middle of a project there isn't much difference. Time for glue, No Stink, Water Clean up, contact cement, AWESOME stuff. Did I mention NO STINK! Just don't put it on too thick when you have people coming for a barbecue in 1 1/2 hours. We had to Rush it along a little bit with some fans to get it to dry in time to get it set before guest started to show up. Perfect timing by the way we placed the last piece about 5 minutes before they showed up.
We had a wonderful Barbecue, Tanna and James were here along with Anndra and Shane. Really nice visit, good times were had by all.
After everyone went home we cleaned up and went back to work.
I broke out the router and finished the edges of the counter and made a new mess that needed cleaned. We rolled the Formica again to make sure it was stuck down real good, and then I put away the tools again, as Aarin got ready to go to work (this is were she shines).
I went to the Garage to put together the new sink as she went to work on the tile back splash. Of course when we got things laid out we were one tile short, so we made another short trip to Lowes. Aarin put up the tile and we decided it was a long enough day, time to sit down and drink a few beers, and then bed.
Monday morning! Gorsh I love 3 day weekends, it is like having a free day to DO MORE WORK! Aarin grouted the tile while I cleaned the garage, she did an Awesome job by the way, The colors blend so well. When she was finished I set the sink, with not a single leak the first time. First time ever, there is always at least one leak.
Then it was time to really clean, for real, in between the gawking and the "Oh it looks so good, you do such nice work, we work so good together, I am so proud to know you, why didn't we do this sooner". Then we died.
Here is the finished product. I never realised what a difference it would make, I seriously would have done it sooner.
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