Kitchen worktops made of wood: how to make your own?

Creating a table-top with their hands on exclusive, totally unique thing, ideally suited for headsets. You will be absolutely confident in the quality and strength of the product. Using its own materials, create an environmentally friendly product.

We determine the design and construction

Most of the home of time people spend in the kitchen. On the kitchen area in the morning starts our day. Beautiful, well-chosen, high-quality set with their hands countertop brings comfort, creates a good mood for the whole day.

She can have a different design, it can be laminated, assembled from wood wafers or produced from a single piece.

The most practical and durable option, this table top made of solid wood, made with his own hands. Wooden countertops look more aesthetic plastic, glass counterparts. Natural wood pattern is different, unique.

The main condition for proper kitchen design is a well-chosen size countertops.

The size depends on the area of ​​the room, and, of course, the destination of the product.

Family consisting of four members, is optimally suited for countertop dining table size of 100 x 100 centimeters.

The height may vary in the range of 70-90 centimeters, it depends on the height and build kitchen host.

Necessary materials

Wood countertops are the best choice. Products are easy to process and look rich, representatively. It is also important that the wood is resistant to external influences. Scratches appear much less frequently than on a plastic or glass. If kitchen countertops due to prolonged use of lost presentable appearance, it is easy to restore, to give a second chance to serve on.

Usually wood called any materials containing wood. This plate of chips, decorative sheets produced from wood of different thickness, but clearly the best material for countertops is a solid piece of wood.

The first most important point of manufacturing wooden countertop is the right choice of material. A certain kind of wood has distinctive features. Soft rock in the manufacturing process is not necessary to use a countertop. Worktop in the kitchen is the place where we always cut, prick, chop and something repel. It is better to stop the choice on the hardwoods. It is preferable to use the following proposed breed.

1. Oak - the most practical species for the manufacture of countertops. It has all the necessary qualities. The material has hardness, strength. It has a variety of colors.
   

   Beautiful and durable countertop-sill beech

2. Walnut - not inferior to the strength of the oak, has a beautiful, original texture. It has high decorative value.
   

   Kitchen island worktop from solid walnut

3. Ash - is a rugged, flexible, non-brittle types of wood. It has a rich color scheme. It is preferably used natural color without additional toning.
   

   Table top made of solid ash - a product of modern natural materials, which gives a special warmth to any interior

4. Beech - durable, elastic. It has excellent texture bright colors.
   

   The original kitchen island with a top made of solid beech

An interesting solution to make a product of several types of wood. In this case, the table-top at correct selection of species, looks rich, interesting, original.

Before you start, be sure to dry the material needed, to handle special structures that protect the wood from excessive moisture and damage by insects.

Required tools

If there is a desire to make a wooden table top, there is the construction project and specially selected material to determine the list of necessary tools. It - jointer, hacksaw, cutter, drill, hammer, pencil, tape, glue, varnish, antiseptics.

Production joiner shield

Production joiner Shield - this arrangement prefab elements. The basic details of joinery board - wooden planks. But first, they must be specially treated.

Align a plane surface of the board material. Sandpaper carefully polishes the surface. After polishing the prepared material is required to handle antiseptic.

In building their shops offer a wide choice, but note that you need a solution for in-house work. Antiseptic protect wood from excess moisture in excess of the available kitchen, will prevent mildew and insects.

Joining parts together in several ways.

Glued boards under the tabletop

To glue the edges - this is the easiest, but we note the most unreliable method of attachment. Suitable for the manufacture of products of small size with the minimum load. When the short-lived use of countertop surface is covered with small cracks, and further such a product can simply crumble.

Technology tongue and groove - this solution is more appropriate to join parts countertops, but if you important element is the durability, it is strongly recommend that you use the following version mounting boards.

tongue and groove method gives the most stable result. He is familiar to those who are engaged in the assembly copyfitting or laying wooden flooring.

Compound way edge-groove

In the absence of the master of special equipment in the home is difficult to make a smooth edge. It is not necessary in advance to get upset. It is necessary to address to experts, they will treat the material on the milling machine.

Note the depth of the grooves should be 10-12 cm, using a thin board depth of the grooves is reduced to 6-7 centimeters.

Now the board is fully ready for the assembly of the finished product. Boards are divided into two types. The first board has a groove, the second rail. It is necessary to close the slot to dock with the rack. Boards are glued firmly together. We get a solid tabletop.

The resulting finished fabric must be sanded primer and cover coat decorative varnish. Make varnishing better in several layers.

The color of the product surface, if desired, can be changed. Surface toned stained wood under any shade. Do it before the product is lacquered. It must be remembered, after varnishing wood tends to change the original color, becomes darker.

Mounting

The table top is fully prepared, ready for installation. You must first install the bottom of the cabinet to the places of their permanent location. Need care, there is no room for error, otherwise spoil the product. Required accuracy in calculations. Stand sink should be near the sewage sludge, the plate surface must be located in the vicinity of the gas pipe. Be sure to note the location of the outlets. Spreadable top of the cabinet, the ends pre-purchased joiner's glue. Put on top of the countertop cabinets, fasten screws or screws. Now the top panel is firmly attached. A small gap formed between the surface and the wall must be closed in the furniture plinth. The edges of the strips are covered with plugs installed.

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