Attach Countertop To Cabinet

Tighten the screw until it just pulls the block snug to the cabinet.

Attach countertop to cabinet.

Tighten down the block from inside the cabinet drive a deck screw fitted with a fender washer up through each hole into the butcher block. You can get into trouble here if you don t think through three important steps. Use a quality grade of 3 4 plywood or 1x stock boards to do this. A continuous bead of caulk fills this varying gap.

Now place countertop on cabinet again to double check placement of sticks and that the countertop is tight to the wall. Center the sink over the sink base cabinet. Position the countertop pieces on the cabinets. It must seal and bond very well while supporting the weight of the full sink.

Remove the corner bolts and screws from underneath the countertop holding it down to the. We install countertops with a continuous bead of 100 silicone caulk along all the exposed joints between the stone and the cabinets. Take off the sink brackets and pull out. These screw clamps will allow the countertop to.

Attach the countertop by driving р 4 in long screws up through the 1x mounting blocks installed by the cabinet manufacturer see the illustration on the fac ing page. Remove the countertop and clamp it in place on sawhorses. Place countertop on sticks and push firmly to wall. Cut the sealant along the backsplash.

Set the sink back far enough to clear the cabinet front. Given less than perfect cabinet installs and the fact that the back side of the stone is not perfectly flat there can be a varying gap between the stone and wood. Cut the hole smaller than your sink s rim. An undermount vanity sink requires a very special adhesive.

Lower the countertop back into place or remove the shims. Place pressure sticks every 12 to 18 inches to help the adhesive bond the. Remove countertop and apply panel adhesive to sticks fig 4 taking care not to use so much that squeeze out drips on cabinets. Predrill a screw hole through the mounting blocks but be very careful not to drill or drive the screws so deeply that you break through the finish surface.

It is very important to seal the sink properly to the counter top because if the supports weaken and the sink separates from the counter water will leak into your cabinets. Use a belt sander to sand the backsplash to the line drawn with the compass. Install the blocking flush with your cabinet tops by first drilling pilot holes at an angle through the blocking and then screwing the blocking to your cabinets. This is to create a surface that you can attach your butcher block countertop to.