05-07-2015, 03:25 AM
Avoid laminate tops on particle board unless you like to throw away your money.
Right -- I forgot that all wood is always bad, especially particle board.
That said, I primed the underside of my countertops, and they've lasted several years without incident; project was cheap and expedient. The eventual remodel will be less urgent, better funded, and all stainless steel, if the local economic collapse doesn't find me moving back to the mainland for a job.
There is a time and place for all things, even termite food.
Right -- I forgot that all wood is always bad, especially particle board.
That said, I primed the underside of my countertops, and they've lasted several years without incident; project was cheap and expedient. The eventual remodel will be less urgent, better funded, and all stainless steel, if the local economic collapse doesn't find me moving back to the mainland for a job.
There is a time and place for all things, even termite food.