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GeneT

11/12/2012 9:47 PM

Crumbling particleboard repair

Hello all,
The kitchen counter top in the house I'm renting is crumbling and dropping =
into the lower cabinets and drawers. It's not something that can be replac=
ed right now so I was considering applying a thin coat of thin viscosity ep=
oxy to help fortify the particle board. Any opinions?
Thanks,=20
Gene


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DerbyDad03

in reply to GeneT on 11/12/2012 9:47 PM

14/12/2012 4:37 PM

On Dec 12, 12:47=A0am, GeneT <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all,
> The kitchen counter top in the house I'm renting is crumbling and droppin=
g into the lower cabinets and drawers. =A0It's not something that can be re=
placed right now so I was considering applying a thin coat of thin viscosit=
y epoxy to help fortify the particle board. =A0Any opinions?
> Thanks,
> Gene

inquire, quietly, at your local housing authority to see if they think
that it's a health issue or if it violates some other code.

If it does, and you explain it nicely to the landlord, it would be
very tough for him not to take steps to resolve the issue.

I'm not suggesting a fight, I'm just suggesting that you see if you
can get some leverage, up front. "I hate to bother you, but I did some
research and ..."

Sb

"SonomaProducts.com"

in reply to GeneT on 11/12/2012 9:47 PM

12/12/2012 2:25 PM

On Tuesday, December 11, 2012 9:47:25 PM UTC-8, GeneT wrote:
> Hello all, The kitchen counter top in the house I'm renting is crumbling =
and dropping into the lower cabinets and drawers. It's not something that c=
an be replaced right now so I was considering applying a thin coat of thin =
viscosity epoxy to help fortify the particle board. Any opinions? Thanks, G=
ene

If you aren't talking structural integrity even paint would stop the crumbl=
e so painting on epoxy should be even better.

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Searcher7

in reply to GeneT on 11/12/2012 9:47 PM

11/12/2012 10:09 PM

On Dec 12, 12:47=A0am, GeneT <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello all,
> The kitchen counter top in the house I'm renting is crumbling and droppin=
g into the lower cabinets and drawers. =A0It's not something that can be re=
placed right now so I was considering applying a thin coat of thin viscosit=
y epoxy to help fortify the particle board. =A0Any opinions?
> Thanks,
> Gene

How much surface area is crumbling? I'd use Minwax wood hardener.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

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FrozenNorth

in reply to GeneT on 11/12/2012 9:47 PM

12/12/2012 2:10 AM

On 12/12/2012 12:47 AM, GeneT wrote:
> Hello all,
> The kitchen counter top in the house I'm renting is crumbling and dropping into the lower cabinets and drawers. It's not something that can be replaced right now so I was considering applying a thin coat of thin viscosity epoxy to help fortify the particle board. Any opinions?
> Thanks,
> Gene
>
You are renting, happen to have a landlord or a superintendent?

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The system will be down for 10 days for preventive maintenance.

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Leon

in reply to GeneT on 11/12/2012 9:47 PM

12/12/2012 3:26 PM

On 12/11/2012 11:47 PM, GeneT wrote:
> Hello all,
> The kitchen counter top in the house I'm renting is crumbling and dropping into the lower cabinets and drawers. It's not something that can be replaced right now so I was considering applying a thin coat of thin viscosity epoxy to help fortify the particle board. Any opinions?
> Thanks,
> Gene
>


Sounds like a land lord problem. Get him to come up with a solution.


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