What do you need to make furniture?
In order to collect dinner table from your own hands, prepare the following details:- Two pieces for side racks (74 by 46 centimeters). They are used as legs.
- One piece designed for the countertop (95 by 56 cm).
- A beam for a thrust frame, which is designed to make a countertop (two pieces of 2.5 by 4.5 cm, the length of which is 72 centimeters and two pieces of a beam of 30 centimeters each).
- Ten furniture corners.
- A piece of timber that is needed for the bottom strut. Its length should reach 74 cm (4 by 3.5 cm).
- Self-tapping screws three different sizes: 3.5 by 16 in the amount of 45 pieces to secure the corners; 4.2 by 65 in the amount of six pieces to secure the sides; 3.5 by 51 in the amount of eight pieces to fasten the carrier frame.
Making a countertop
Remember that before you start making a kitchen table from chipboard with your own hands, you need to carefully study the drawings, since standard schemes will greatly facilitate your work.- Sand the chipboard using sandpaper.
- Round off all four corners of the plate. You need to cut out the desired shape with electric jigsaw. Then set aside the finished countertop.
- Assemble a frame that is designed to increase the strength of the countertop and prevent it from sagging.
- Take four pieces of timber for the thrust frame, then join them and screw in the screws. The easiest connection option will be fastening with furniture metal corners.
Making side racks
- Take a sheet of chipboard (the size should be 74 by 46 centimeters), step back ten centimeters from the long side and draw a horizontal line across the entire width of the plate.
- In the same way, mark the second edge, then from the lines that turned out, make marks in the form of identical ovals on both sides and cut them out.
- After that, on one long side from the beginning of the plate to the horizontally drawn strip, make a round cutout in the center (for the lower side stand of the table).
- The second rack is made in the same way.
How to assemble the right kitchen table 
- Lay the countertop on a flat surface (preferably on the floor).
- Step back from each of the long sides by eleven and a half centimeters, draw horizontal stripes across the entire width.
- Divide them in half and make marks to make the center of the slab.
- Then take the frame and mark the center of the frame width in the same way, then bring the marks together and center them.
- When the frame lies exactly in the middle of the tabletop, screw it on using self-tapping screws in four sections (3.5 by 51).
- Make marks in the center width on the side posts, connect them in the center of the table top. Then fix the racks to the frame using self-tapping screws (3.5 by 16), as well as furniture corners.
- After assembling the racks, insert the lower thrust bar, which is longer than the frame for a small strut of the legs. The thrust rack is also fastened with the help of corners.
- For strength, drive two self-tapping screws (4.2 by 65) to the top of the side posts where they contact the frame. This is done from the outside. The same process should be carried out with the support bar.
Every kitchen should be as comfortable and functional as possible. But in order to achieve such indicators, it is important to choose the right furniture and materials from which it will be made. This must also be taken into account if, for example, a do-it-yourself kitchen countertop is made.
What material to choose?
The countertop in the kitchen is almost the central element. In addition to the fact that it forms the interior of this room, it also has important purposes: it is on this surface that all actions are performed (vegetables are cut, pots are placed). Accordingly, in order to make such an attribute as a do-it-yourself kitchen worktop, you need to choose durable and easy-to-use materials that will be resistant to various influences and at the same time give the room a winning look. Kitchen table must be durable, resistant to mechanical stress and damage, must be easy to clean. Today you can create a surface for the kitchen using:
- artificial stone;
- tiles;
- wood, including chipboard;
- tiles and more.
Budget option: chipboard kitchen worktops
Of course, the surface, lined with tiles or artificial stone, will look stylish and chic. However, many are looking budget options solving the problem with finishing the kitchen, and chipboard is the best fit for this. By the way, for the kitchen depends on several factors:
- the location of the table in the room;
- on the ratio of the size of the kitchen and kitchen set.
Well, the personal preferences of the tenants play an important role. As a standard, the tabletop has a thickness of 3-4 cm with a length of one and a half meters or more. Width, as a rule, averages 1.6 meters.
How to create a chipboard surface
Of course, for the kitchen - the solution is profitable, but by no means the most correct. This is due to the fact that in rooms where the temperature is too humid and the temperature is constantly changing, the tree can dry out and crack. Accordingly, you will have to work hard to properly process this material.
To do this, we need to prepare all the materials and tools. First, to create supports, we need chipboard sheets, as well as a bar measuring 40 by 50, which is attached around the perimeter of the wall: our countertop for the kitchen will be held on it. It is very profitable to create it with your own hands, since all the materials are inexpensive and easy to find. At the second stage, we attach plywood to the bars (its thickness should be about 1.5-2 cm), and it should hold our table firmly and securely. On top of the plywood, you can glue tiles, tiles or other material - it all depends on your capabilities and preferences.
If you want to change the countertop in the kitchen, then do it with chipboard is the simplest and most cost effective solution. Moreover, in terms of quality and reliability of operation, the surface created by one's own hands will not be inferior to the store one.
Tile or tile?
The tabletop can be made from different materials. For example, if you want to furnish your kitchen in a certain style, you can choose a marbled finish for it or veneer it. tiles. If you like a marble-like countertop for your kitchen, making your own won't be that difficult. We will need:
- Beam: a frame will be made from it, so it must be even, solid, 40 by 50 or 50 by 50 thick.
- Sand, crushed stone, cement: on their basis, a "foundation" for the countertop will be created.
- We will perform reinforcement from metal rods.
- Fillers for concrete.
- Boards (they are needed to create formwork).
- Aluminum profile for finishing edges.
- Liquid Nails.
- Finishing materials.
To assemble the frame and formwork, we need a jigsaw, grinder, tape measure and level.
Create a frame
Table top based concrete slab will be quite heavy, so you will need to create a frame. To do this, we need to know the dimensions of the countertop for the kitchen : based on these data, we cut off the bars of a certain length, which will serve as racks. We attach them to the floor with metal corners. At the junction of the racks with the walls, you need to drill them and fix them with anchor dowels. We finish the frame of the frame with the help of horizontal jumpers, which are mounted on racks. The frame must be checked for strength, since the entire load will fall on it.
We take boards and from them we make the lower part of the countertop, as well as the formwork. It must be assembled so that it can always be removed without harming the concrete. If there should be room for a sink in the countertop, or you need to mark these areas with bumpers. All formwork should be closed plastic wrap to protect the structure from the concrete mixture.
Preparation for pouring concrete
To begin with, we lay reinforcement in the formwork, which is interconnected: the better the filling of the base, the stronger the countertop will turn out. We prepare a solution of cement, sand and gravel in a ratio of 1:2:2. In order for the solution to be of high quality, we add plasticizers to it. The solution should be fluid. If it needs to imitate, for example, marble, we add the appropriate pigment to it (it can be purchased at construction stores). The finished solution is poured into the formwork, leveled, covered with a film and left to dry for about 10 days. To get it for the kitchen, you need to make sure that the solution does not dry out: if necessary, the surface can be moistened with a spray bottle.
Finishing: finishing touches
This is the most final stage in table top making. We will consider two options: tiling or concrete polishing. In the first case, a special tile adhesive is applied to the surface, evenly distributed, after which the tile is laid. This must be done carefully, firmly, evenly, so that the surface turns out to be of high quality. All seams must be aligned. The main thing is to correctly calculate the dimensions of the countertop for the kitchen and the amount of material for its decoration.
If you choose a method such as polishing concrete, then you first need to sand the surface of the countertop. Our goal is a perfectly even surface. By the way, we use a grinder and discs of different grain sizes for this. After these works, the surface must be freed from dust and treated with a special impregnating compound. Having such a machine at hand, you can always polish the surface of the countertop, and it will look like new.
What are good homemade countertops?
First, it is possible to choose the optimal color combination, as well as the shape of the kitchen set. Secondly, you can significantly reduce costs compared to similar finishing by specialists or buying new furniture. Thirdly, by creating a tabletop with your own hands, you will be able to control every stage of this process, paying attention to every little thing. Fourthly, you will be able to independently perform all the calculations, choose the finishing materials that you would like to see in your kitchen. If you follow the rules described above, you can create a tabletop with your own hands very simply. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to use chipboard for this: expand the boundaries of your imagination and learn to work with new materials. The beauty of your kitchen is in your hands!
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After finishing repair work in the kitchen, it's time to equip it and buy kitchen furniture. But, my husband is with his hands and decided to assemble the entire kitchen himself. The first stages flew by very quickly and, oddly enough, qualitatively. A couple of weeks later, cabinets made of chipboard were already standing, facades were made and all the necessary fittings were purchased. The question arose behind the countertop.
We swept away the laminated chipboard tabletop right off the bat. There was only one option left - a countertop made of artificial stone. But to order it from the manufacturers, unfortunately, we could not afford it. And we dared to make the countertop ourselves.
After reading several articles on the net on this topic, we settled on such a choice of materials - OSB-plate below, and the top of the countertop - porcelain stoneware tiles (bought, by the way, on the site http://magnit-stroy.ru/, it turned out very profitable) . The husband took the OSB-plate with a width of 22mm, firstly, it was the largest thickness that we could get in our building stores, and secondly, 22mm OSB-plates and 16mm chipboard give us the right thickness for fixing our chosen end frieze.
After cutting the OSB board to the dimensions we needed, we laid it on a UD 17 profile fixed to the wall. Ahead, small support legs were made, which were useful to us until the moment the lower part of the kitchen was inserted. Later we cut a hole for the sink. Before installing and fixing the tabletop, all the ends of the OSB-plate were treated with PVA glue, not counting the edges where the frieze will be fixed. We glued the lower part of the tabletop with paper impregnated with PVA glue (a layer under the paper and on the paper). We attached the table top with metal screws to the profiles, having previously drilled under the self-tapping screw and sweat. 
Having degreased the surface, the husband proceeded to gluing porcelain tiles to the OSB-plate. By that time, the sink had already been installed so that the glued tiles were at the same level with the edge of the sink. 
We glued the tiles on the universal adhesive "Moment Installation Instant Grip". The choice of this glue was justified by the fact that after drying temperature regime operation from -30 C to +80 C. Laying tiles must begin from the outer edge of the countertop, where the frieze will then be installed. The rounding for the sink was cut out at an angle grinder with disc on tiles. It was decided to use Ceresit CE 47 or CE 48 grout for joints. There is actually no such grout available, so we ordered it and are waiting to this day (delivery takes a month and a half).
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There is a certain set of interior items, without which it is impossible to imagine modern kitchen: a stove for cooking, a sink for washing dishes, various equipment and, of course, a countertop. There are a lot of materials from which it can be made, laminated chipboard, MDF, stainless steel, glass, marble and others, natural and artificial materials. All options have their own list of pros and cons, but not every one of them can be implemented at home with your own hands.
The kitchen, due to its specifics, is a room with a number of adverse factors and impacts on equipment and countertops as well. These are steam, drops of fat and hot water, household chemicals, mechanical loads. To minimize the negative impact of these factors, a tile kitchen worktop can.
Strengths and weaknesses of choosing a tile countertop
In order to make a correct and balanced decision on the use of ceramic tiles as a desktop covering, we will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of this choice.
Forte
- The ability to do the work with your own hands, while all the parameters of the countertop, shape, size, height, thickness, you customize to your requirements;
- Durability. Regardless of operating conditions, ceramic tile above the second class, it does not actually wear out and does not lose its original qualities for a long period of time;
- Resistance to mechanical influences. Due to its strength properties, the countertop is almost impossible to damage;
- Moisture resistance. The structure and coating of the tiles provide good performance in terms of exposure to moisture;
- impact resistance high temperatures. Even a hot frying pan can be placed on a tile surface, after which no traces will remain;
- Unpretentious care. Maintenance consists of standard cleaning with conventional household chemicals;
- A wide range of options. The tabletop can be made for every taste, almost any design, because there are a great many types of tiles, there is even the opportunity to order the desired tile pattern yourself;
- Good maintainability. A failed surface element can be replaced with another without much difficulty, while doing it yourself without resorting to the services of a master;
- Relative ease of work and short production time tabletops.
We are all adults and we are well aware that there are no miracles in the world, and it will not work without flaws in making a tabletop with our own hands.
Countertop - the bottom of the mandatory elements of the kitchen
Weak side
- In the process of long-term operation and improper surface care, the aesthetic properties of the tile deteriorate;
- The possibility of damage to the surface when applying point impacts;
- The edge of the countertop is a weak point in terms of chipping;
- High probability of contamination of tile joints and the problematic care of them;
- The impossibility of using abrasive materials for care.
After deciding that you don’t need a master and you will make a tile worktop with your own hands, you can start choosing necessary tools and materials.
Preparation of tools, equipment and materials
To obtain a high-quality countertop, you should also qualitatively approach the selection of the material of the tools. Here is a list of what House master will not cost during the production of works.
Tools:
- tile cutter;
- jigsaw with a nail file for plywood or chipboard;
- construction level;
- roulette;
- notched trowel, plain and rubber.
Materials:
- plywood or chipboard;
- ceramic tile;
- tile adhesive;
- silicone sealant;
- grout for seams.
How long the resulting surface will retain its aesthetic and functional qualities directly depends on the choice of tiles and the base on which it will be laid.
Tile selection
The tile must have the appropriate class and be impact-resistant, indifferent to the influence of alkalis and acids, with a high moisture resistance. And, of course, match the style and design of the kitchen.
Large tiles are easier and faster to lay, and maintenance during operation is easier.
The optimal size of tiles for any kitchen is 15x15 cm. Smaller elements will suit a small room. To make the edge of the tabletop, you can use a frieze that is suitable in size. The surface of ceramics should not be corrugated, where dirt accumulates quickly enough and, accordingly, the process of surface care becomes more complicated.
Base selection
The base of the tabletop can be made of plywood. The two most common types are:
- FSF. It is obtained by gluing several layers of veneer, sometimes birch or coniferous;
- FB. Waterproof plywood impregnated with a special bakelite varnish.
Also, the base can be made from OSB boards or chipboard.
The base material must be impregnated with antiseptics and water-repellent compounds.
To obtain the required thickness of the countertop, plywood can be glued together. The first layer is attached to the base on which the countertop will be located, then mounted on it upper layer plywood with glue and additional fixation with self-tapping screws.
The next step is to make notches on the surface of the plywood, and with the help of a stapler a plaster mesh is attached, after which measures can be taken to waterproof the structure and, after drying, the self-made base is ready for tiling.
It is necessary to take into account the large mass of the finished tabletop and provide for measures to further strengthen the frame on which the structure will be mounted.
Ceramic laying
Rails-beacons are installed along the perimeter of the base flush with which it is distributed cement mortar and leveled with a spatula. After the preparatory layer has dried, it is puttied, the beacons are removed and the traces of them are sealed with a solution. After the surface is completely dry, a preliminary marking is performed on it for convenience when laying tiles. Then the adhesive for the tile is prepared, applied to the base and distributed with a notched trowel.
It is recommended to start laying tiles from the outer corner of the countertop, in this case, if it becomes necessary to trim the ceramics, the cut elements will be in the far corner near the wall. The base is tiled in any traditional way, while not forgetting to control the width of the seams, for this special plastic crosses are used. The end of the countertop can be made with the same tile as the cladding of the main array, or a ready-made frieze can be used.
Finishing
After facing the base with tiles, we proceed to the processing and grouting of the seams. The color of the composition is selected to match the tile or a neutral one is used. White color. In connection with specific conditions operation in high humidity, use better grout based epoxy resins. The mixture is evenly applied to the tile in the area of the seams and carefully rubbed into the gaps between the tiles. After drying, the remaining mastic is washed off with a wet sponge.
Having completed the countertop with your own hands, having spent a lot of effort and money, you have the right to count on its long operation, and for this you need to follow simple recommendations:
- regularly wipe the surface with a sponge, avoiding prolonged exposure to water and grease;
- do not use abrasive substances for cleaning;
- if the surface is glossy, glass care products can be used;
- special attention should be paid to the seams, regularly cleaning them.
Treat your countertop with care, and it will delight you for many years.
