I've never heard of Formica walls before. Now I know that I need to cover the walls of my destructive toddler's room with it!

@BYOTools

4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Teresa and yes I will personally have to think about that in the near future once my Little Girl shows up :) thanks for watching.

Your video’s cannot be beat!!! OUTSTANDING in every way IMO!!! Thank you for packing so many important details as well as the excellent visuals. This video is a model for how DIY video’s should be done!! Also, this project is particularly useful to me so THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

@BYOTools

4 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you so much for the kind words and support Beatnik. I love helping others learn how to build and comments like yours mean a great deal to me. Thank you for watching and all of the support!

A great step I add is to use parchment or wax paper between the wall and formica after the contact cement has been applied and dried. Wax/Parchment paper will not adhere to contact cement. In this situation I would have used parchment paper and adhered it to the wall in strips. (Tape the parchment paper to the wall where the formica is not going to be applied) When you are ready to connect the formica to the wall you pull one strip of the wax paper out from behind the formica and then roll the it firmly in place. Once you are satisfied move on to the next piece of parchment paper, and repeat the process until it is completely adhered. I have used this process on counter tops etc and makes it incredibly easy to install and no stress. Hope this made sense and helps. Great Vid!

@jas102543

2 ай бұрын

great tip because dowels are great for horizontal apps but not vertcal ones.

What a great and thorough presentation. !

Looks great. Good job

I don't comment much but, wanted to say thanks as it has been a few years since my last Formica install .. (retired) Stuff changes and new tools. Thank you for the upload and used a couple of your tips. Thank you.

Spot on is that idea . Thanks

Thanks a lot! I will use it for my RV trim.

I never quit using formica in my 60's kitchen. No granite for me. Formica is an amazing product.

Pretty Cool...thanks for the share

@BYOTools

4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear Luis. Thanks for watching and all of the support over the years.

Thanks for this INFORMATIVE video. It's perfect TIMING. I held back on cutting laminate/formica for sometime for the lack of HOW the Bestway to Cut it straight till I saw your video its time to get busy. Oh do you have any suggestions on cutting a rounded corners to fit around those chrome shelves' legs? Need to make it fit as close as I can to them so heavy items don't fall through or the formica doesn't brake off at the corners.

Nice!

@BYOTools

4 жыл бұрын

Great to hear. Thanks for watching!

Great video what blade did you use for the router ??

Looks 👍

@BYOTools

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear kyler. Thanks so much for watching.

Thank you for making the video. It is very helpful. I am working on a bathroom project that I will be installing the Formica sheet on the walls, but I don’t know how to deal with the uneven wall surface. I do not want to see the Formica looks wavy after the installation. Do you have any recommendations or tips for that? Thank you.

Nice video

@BYOTools

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for watching Merry.

Upload more formica diys

I thought you stopped making videos. They don’t ever show up on my feed. Turning the bell on!!!

@BYOTools

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for Hitting The BELL Aysun!! I recently went full-time with my KZread channel so more videos then EVER before haha. Thanks for watching and your continued support.

How many cans of adhesive did you have to buy?

just a thought but it is recommended to use the curved surface for most routers rather than the flat face as with the flat face any sort of accidental twisting of the router will curve your cut line where as the rounded surface is a consistent distance from the bit

@BenG78

2 жыл бұрын

I read your comment and I understand and get your point on same distance all around. I'm not a router guy and that makes me wonder what is the flat edge for?

@pistolade9956

2 жыл бұрын

@@BenG78 usually you'd put like an edge follow jig on that side. It's flat to let you get that little bit closer to the edge. That's the only thing I've really seen but I'm not so sure honestly

@BenG78

2 жыл бұрын

@@pistolade9956 thank you

Great video. What do you think about using this as a tub surround?

@woodyblakemore8401

Жыл бұрын

I'm going to try it. Cheap and waterproof.

Did you not do molding in between Formica joints

Can I simply use small nails to attach the sheet to the wall?

Shouldn't you hold the tape measure tap horizontal when you measure the width? You had one end higher than the other. It will read high.

What was the song at the end of the video?

Hi there nice video I am about to make a formica desk with birch ply can I ask you something please? How long do you have to wait until you route the edges? Also is the whole process quite easy- what worries me is , is air bubbles .(I know its not what you just did but I figured you may know the answer) thanks in advance sir

@BYOTools

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Christopher. Thanks for watching and glad you are taking on your own project. I’m assuming you are asking how long you have to wait for the spray adhesive to dry. If so, you can router it within a couple of min after you have it set in place. The process is easy but just make sure you set one edge in place first and then gradually move your way down. Don’t try to set it all at once. Hope that makes sense and good luck.

@ChristopherClaudioSkierka

3 жыл бұрын

@@BYOTools thanks for the reply... i was wondering , on the back of the tin it say 2.5m square coverage per 1L, does that mean when applied to to both surfaces or in total ?.... mmmm does not seem to go very far

3m doesnt gas off? I need this.

I have a bare wet plaster back splash that we removed tiles from and then sanded clean. Do we have to seal or paint the wet plaster before installing a sheet laminate over the whole back splash>

@BYOTools

3 жыл бұрын

YES make sure you at least prime the plaster but if this is a backsplash why are you not just installing tile again?

@theresalarkins5359

3 жыл бұрын

@@BYOTools I don't want tile with grout. I just want it smooth.

Byot, is it ok to apply glue over an old existing Formica and put a new piece down? Wife bought a house with a weird positioned kitchen sink and can't find counters at the required size so I'm thinking to keep them and put new Formica over? Any help will be great appreciated. Thank you

@bobbyburtonphotography

Жыл бұрын

Sand down the old with 80 grit. You’ll be set.

@BenG78

Жыл бұрын

@@bobbyburtonphotography thank you for the reply, I will do in the next project, she is listing that house know, thank you again!

How bout for shower walls?

can formica be used for flooring

@BYOTools

3 жыл бұрын

I would say no since it isn't durable enough for that. I would say you could use it for a photo studio floor if you wanted to. What are you trying to use it for? Thanks for watching Al.

What is the tool you use for cutting formica

@BYOTools

4 жыл бұрын

Its just the router bit I'm using. The link is in the description of the video but here it is just in case. amzn.to/3aJhKIA Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video.

That big bump in the center looks really good... Hack Job !

@bobbyburtonphotography

Жыл бұрын

I’m assuming they didn’t want to pay him to fix the wall. You laugh, but a lot of business owners do not spend money of things like that.

can I APPLY FOMICA TO OLD LATHES WITH INSULATION, NO WALL BOARD

@LineGrunt860

27 күн бұрын

No

heighdth?

never use that cheap 3m adhesive....Look up hybond cf23!!!!!!

You really should wear a respirator when spraying the contact adhesive. You don't want that stuff in your lungs

You are not done dude, clean the WD off the wall.

@BYOTools

4 жыл бұрын

Ooooo I did. Thanks for watching Thomas.

@thomastucker5686

4 жыл бұрын

@@BYOTools I know you did, because who doesn't reuse and recycle WD. I have a special rag for quick lube.

That's a flush cut bit, not a straight bit.

@BYOTools

3 жыл бұрын

You are correct sr. Thanks for the clarification and hope you enjoyed the video.

really spray adhisive? will that last? I stoped your video when I saw no face mask while spraing, Call me in 20 years when you have lung issues.

@BYOTools

3 жыл бұрын

You obviously don't know your spray adhesives OP. This 3M 90 is seriously strong and you'll be cracking the panel off in pieces if you ever tried to take it off. As for the mask thanks for looking out and I'm normally good about wearing masks but I'm not worried about this stuff. Probably as bad as breathing in hair spray once or twice. But YES its always important to protect your lungs. Thanks for watching.

@bicdpho

Жыл бұрын

Lame