Has any one finished their own solid surface kitchen

17 years ago

Hello form St John,

Need advice on using additonal sheets of custom colored corian solid surface counter top material. As no one made a solid surface color that would match my backsplash of aqua tumbled glass I had solid surface material custom colored from the glass tile sample.A poster here referred me to

RoyalStone Industries in Arizona for someone who would fabricate a custom color. I purchased a total of six large sheets which the countertop installer on St Thomas used for both kitchens and all the bathrooms. I have three sheets left which I would like to use in building the cabinet fronts and doors for the outdoor kitchen. This material is often used in building fishing stations because it is non porous mold free and easy to hose off. If I pickup the unused sheets I could have my husband cut out door fronts and then just smooth the raw edge before putting on hinges.

We have routers and my husband is very skilled as a designer

is there any reason we couldn't do this ourselves?

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marthavila
17 years ago
Hi Alyce,

Sorry I can't offer any helpful advice on your solid surface question. Just couldn't help but note that you're from one of my favorite places on earth! Welcome to the KF!
bananafana
17 years ago
Here's some technical info on Corian. I read about it some time ago to see if we could do some things ourselves. As I recall, fabrication is with ordinary tools and seems pretty doable if you have those skills.

Here is a link that might be useful: Corian fabrication/tech info
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kitchen1921
17 years ago
Yeah, Corian is supposed to be pretty easy to work with if you have the right tools. There's a whole cottage industry of crafty type people who use Corian in their designs. Some Googling should turn up what you need.
Circus Peanut
17 years ago
From my experience using copper sheeting for countertops, I'd say the only thing to watch for is getting the correct adhesive for the substrate you plan on using, and making sure you have enough weights/J-rollers/etc to ensure that it's pressed nice and tight while drying. Ideally you could find a friend or a local workshop that could lend you their vacuum press for the best bond, but it's quite do-able without it.

Cheers and make sure to share pictures along the way! :)
Alyce Venice
Original Author
17 years ago
Hi,
Thanks for the encouragement and suggestions the Corian fabrication site is really great. We are definately going to give this a try.
We had heart failure when we got the labor bill for fabricating the countertops $50 for every corner and some outrageous price per foot for the ogee edging.We were too
naive. We are just going to cut rectangle door fronts from the remaining material and soften the edges. From the Corian site it looks like the subsurface may need to be cement board which is available but will really be heavy for a door.
It doesn't get any better than living on St John. We have been in the house for a year the kitchen is very useable but needs lots of finishing. The backsplash the mantel the dumb waiter and some built ins are holding eveything up. Electricans are $100 plus per hour and we have lot's of electric to finish. Hopefully I can learn to post pictures by the time it is done I am technically challenged.