Build Your Own Butcher Block Countertop

Also i am curious to know if you had to move the cabinet a half in or so away from the wall where the door is located in order for the left most cabinet door to open completely.

Build your own butcher block countertop.

Always liked purple heart toying with the idea of using some 1 8 strips at random with maple just to add a bit of color and contrast. A tour of our homestead. Now what we did to make the boards appear thick like butcher block is to attach the 3 4 trim to the front of the counter tops. Do it yourself butcher block kitchen countertop measure and cut butcher block rout edges optional making an l shaped peninsula or an island cut a hole for the sink rout undermount sink edge trim underside of sink hole drill holes for faucet fill and sand apply finish install countertops.

Drill from the bottom up through corner supports. Once i had a square edge to reference off of i cut the boards into 2 in strips. It is a great product for use in areas that need protection from water. We have a large front.

It s come a long way though. We extended the vanity and added the sink built a butcherblock counter and installed our own diy mason. Diy butcher block countertop step 1. I bought 2in thick boards of soft maple from my local hardwood supplier.

Sawdust and embryos says. Then nail or screw the boards together from the underside with the 1 1 4 nails or screws for fewer visible holes. Position the pieces in place and then continue with each length until you have glue applied to the entire section including the last full length piece. I started to get all.

Addicted 2 diy says. Once the old has been removed it s time to focus on the new. Plane for consistent. May 30 2015 at 3 19 pm the back burner.

Your idea would be gorgeous. If you re particularly tough on your countertops consider securing the countertop to your base cabinets with an adhesive in addition to the screws. Currently building a house and thinking it would be fun to build my own butcher block countertops. Start with the section joining the first or full length piece and apply a fairly heavy bead of glue to its back side and to the ends of each random length piece.

Out with the old. Flush on the top. Cutting the wood into strips. A great product for finishing butcher block counter tops is waterlox tung oil.

April 19 2016 at 8 09 am. Remove any old trim. The first step to putting in new countertops is to remove the old ones.