Synopses & Reviews
Add significant value to your home, with more bang for your buck, by renovating and remodeling your kitchen or bathroom space.
Cabinets, Vanities, and Countertops is the must-have source of builder-tested techniques to help you remodel with confidence. Learn professional methods and tips to build and install high-quality, durable, and cost-efficient cabinets, vanities, and countertops with a wide range of kitchen and bath projects. With guidance from the pros you will graduate from simple projects to more skilled work. Homeowners and professional builders alike will pore over the how-to's for proper construction, installation, finishing, and expert advice like A Designer's Guide to Countertops--and much more to get the job done right the first time!
Synopsis
Nothing transforms the look and function of a kitchen or bathroom space -- and adds significantly to the value of a home--like new cabinets and countertops. But mistakes can be costly. So whether you're building them or just installing them, your job is much easier when you arm yourself with the best information possible. The builder-tested techniques and methods in this book allow you to build and install high-quality, durable, and cost-efficient cabinets, vanities, and countertops for kitchens and baths--or for any room in the house. From simple to elaborate, from budget to high-end, this book covers a range of cabinet, vanity, and countertop projects and gives you the technical help you need to get the job done right the first time.
About the Author
Fine Homebuilding has been providing information and inspiration to everyone who cares about quality home improvement, renovation, and construction since 1981.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Refinish Your Cabinets
A Buyer's Guide to Kitchen Cabinets
Souped-up Stock Cabinets
Get-to-know Semicustom Cabinets
Build Better Cabinets with the Best Plywood
6 Rules for Fast and Foolproof Cabinetmaking
A Faster, Easier Approach to Custom Cabinets
A New Approach to Classic Cabinets
Making Raised Panel Doors on a Tablesaw
Cabinet Openings with Applied Beading
Face Frames with a Mitered Integral Bead
Installing Semicustom Cabinets
Installing Kitchen Cabinets Smooth and Solo
How to Install Inset Cabinet Doors
Crown molding for Kitchen Cabinets
Part 2
Build a Floating Vanity
Yard Sale Bureau Becomes a Bathroom Vanity
Break Out of the Bathroom Vanity Box
A Space-saving Island with Drawers
Build a Kitchen Island
A Clever Kitchen Built-in
Part 3
A Designer's Guide to Countertops
Amazing Countertops
Cut a Laminate Countertop for a Sink
Tiling Over a Laminate Counter
Tiling a Backsplash
Make your own Laminate Countertops
Making Wood Countertops
A New Approach to Concrete Countertops