We tell about the options for docking two blocks of table top and give instructions that will help make work on your own.
The shape of the kitchen headset can be different. Direct models are put along the walls, it is the easiest installation option. Mr. and P-shaped options are harder. Cabinets and shelves are not difficult to fasten, but the desktop cover has to be allowed so that it turns out a one-piece canvas. We will figure it out how to combine tabletops among themselves so that it is inconspicuous and served a long time.
All about docking countertops
How can you connect surfaces- Simple splicing
- with euro bind
- with plank
How to connect with the plank with your own hands
Options for docking surfaces
Well, when a solid canvas is used for desktop coat. It does not have seams through which moisture gets inside. This inevitably leads to a damage of the material. Yes, and it looks a seamless cloth better than that there are joints. But in some cases without docking can not do. It has to be performed for angular kitchens and for long surfaces. The last "collected" from two, and sometimes more parts. In any case, one of three options can be used.
1. Simple splicing
Two details are customized to each other, wash the sealant and install in place. The resulting junction is almost invisible. This technique has several advantages.pros
- Easy and speed of execution.
- No special tools are required.
- Attractive view of the finished panel.
Minuses
- Dewalk result. The sealant protecting the sealant collapses over time, the stove absorbs moisture, swells and flies.
- Docking does not withstand the weight of the objects of it. It is impossible to put everyday technique, heavy dishes, etc.
- Splicing is possible only for perfectly smooth fragments. Even a small deformation will spoil the result.
Professionals do not recommend using such a connection for kitchen countertops. It is quickly destroyed under the influence of temperature differences, moisture, mechanical effects.
2. Docking with euro-view
Such a joint is performed after the preliminary lecture processing of the ends. This is called Euro Cap. Details are treated with high accuracy milling machine. It turns out a lock connection, after its assembly it remains a thickness of less than a millimeter.Dignity
- Small processing costs. Additional materials will not be required.
- Aesthetic look. On the coatings "under the stone", the motley and dark colors of the Eurostk are completely impaired.
- For Euro union, a sealant is used, which protects the surface from water. However, a large amount of moisture is still undesirable.
disadvantages
- Since a large amount of moisture is still undesirable, the compound of the countertop through the european in the sink area is not recommended.
- The portion of splicing of light parts is always noticeable, because it is impossible to close the darker ends.
- Euro-indulgeted is made only in production. It requires a machine that exactly the billets should be treated. At home, the manufacture of such a dock is hardly possible.
EuroThovka is suitable for furniture only, which is intended for a room with smooth walls. Even a small deviation from an angle of 90 ° gives a gap between the details. For Euro bind it is unacceptable.
3. With a docking plate
The compound is performed using an aluminum profile of T-shaped. In this case, both end parts of the combined fragments are pre-treated with a sealant. The connecting bar is inserted between them and closes the seam. We list the advantages of the technique.pros
- Splicing is reliable, durable and durable. If necessary, additional strengthening is possible.
- Seam is protected from moisture. It is allowed to accommodate in the "wet" zones of the kitchen, including near washing.
- If the material is not exactly attached to the right angle, the resulting clearance closes the profile. This is relevant when installing furniture to uneven walls.
- Slot technology is simple. If you wish, all work can be performed with your own hands.
Minuses
- The upper part of the metal plank protrudes over the surface, so it is impossible to make seams.
- The choice of aluminum plank colors is limited. It is not always possible to choose an element in the tone of the coating.
All flaws can be considered conditional, because they do not affect the strength and durability of the seam.
How to dock countertops with a plank
The seam design variant can be any, but in practice, the docking profile is most often choosing. This is the only reliable and affordable solution. We tell how to make the compound of table tops with a bar.1. Preparatory work
Bottom cabinets are put in place. It is important that their upper edges are strictly horizontal. To set the furniture correctly, use the construction level. It stacked over the walls of the locker, then its position is checked. If there is a skew, the position is corrected using adjustable legs. They are twisted and twisted, changing the height of the subject. Thus, equalize the entire bottom of the headset.
Getting started to mark the fasteners. It is necessary to choose a place for their installation so that the fasteners did not interfere with the installation of embedded equipment or washing. Another important point. Since the docking item is less durable than one piece, it is desirable to put additional walls. So that the edges of the fragments receive support, and the docking seam did not hang. In the process of marking, the diameter and the size of the clamps, which will be secured by the Plottenist. Their length depends on the thickness of the chipboard or other table tops, most often take fastep 10 cm long, with a diameter of 6 mm. On the turnover of the kitchen top, the lines of the grooves under the tie are planned, sites under the washers of the C-shaped species. From each of them to the edge of the table top should be 5.5 cm, provided that the thickness of the profile part is 0.15 cm.
Corner compound countertops where you are going to install washing or place household appliances, it is necessary to strengthen. Then the distance from the outer end edge of the plate to the site, which will be located at the wall, should be from 7 to 15 cm. The installation of two clamps is desirable, but if they are not placed, put one. It is mounted in the area of the docking seam center.
2. Preparation of landing places under the fasteners
Start with the opening of the screed. This is done so.
Take a hacksaw. In place where the hole will be, drink two slots. They must be vertically. Pliers remove the middle part. The edges are leveled with a hammer.
Measure the width of the desktop. Put the resulting value on the profile, cut off with a knife segment of the desired length. Drilled on the profile plate of two or three holes for self-tapping screws.
Then the deaf holes for the washers are prepared. They are drilled by the forstner drill. It turns out to be a depth of about about the middle of the kitchen top. On the ends, the holes are drilled to connect with a deaf groove. Important moment. To perform work accurately, it is desirable to drill first hole holes for 5 mm. After that, expand them to 8 mm.
Final stage - milling. With the help of a drill and a groove milling cutter for 8 mm, and the grooves are better made by a manual milling mill. The material is neatly removed according to the holes made earlier from the end to the deaf grooves. Billets are cleaned from sawdust and dust. Fasteners are trying on prepared seats.
3. Docking elements
It remains only to connect the prepared parts. This is done so.
- Silicone sealants are abundantly missing countertops and one of the sides of the T-shaped plate. Connect them and fixed with self-draws. Their caps are placed in metal.
- Silicone is labeled the end part of the second part and the free side of the profile plank. It is also desirable to miss the prepared grooves and deaf holes. This will make it difficult to penetrate moisture in the stove.
- Connect the elements of the desktop plate, press them to each other. They put on the places of the washer, put ties in the grooves. In one hole put the nut. In the opposite of him - a tightening head.
- Take the key and begin to gently tighten the nuts. In this case, the parts are attracted denser. Clamps are tightened gradually and carefully, making it alternately, crosswise.
Similarly, you can perform a compound of tabletops with each other without a plank. The technology is similar, only the T-profile is not inserted. Instead, a layer of silicone is stacked. This is an unreliable option, since the junction is poorly protected. It can be used in dry places: at the cooking panel, in the work area. Near the washing he will last long. The stove sweeps away from moisture, you will have to repair.
