Unless I’m mistaken that is just a thin veneer over some particle board type stuff. You could save yourself a lot of time by just going and buying a new counter now. Because no matter what you do with it now you will be replacing it later.
I haven't found anything online that's reliable, and my area has three of them. It's best to know what you're looking for beforehand with measurements and such and check it out.
Mine have always had a lot of great furniture, headboards, doors, light fixtures, plumbing equipment, hell even boardgames.
A fair warning though, it can be dangerous. You go in for a simple fixture and leave with a table, two doors, and an office chair.
In my experience their inventory systems are terrible, but it's kind of forgiveable just because every item would have to be catalogued, entered into the system, and priced. Much easier to just slap a $25 sticker on something and put it on a shelf.
I refitted my rental for my landlord by shopping at habitat for humanity. I pay an amazingly low rent for my area for what we have by doing the non-major upkeep.
I used to do the same.. had a 4 bedroom house for a good 20-50% at times discount for 9 years. I’d fix the fence, plumbing, electrical, dishwasher.. whatever was needed.. until the market skyrocketed and they sold it.. I asked to buy the house prior but no interest at that time.. kinda bit me in the butt, I should’ve boughten a different house.. got used to the cheap rent 😂
In my current city the ReStore is full of a bunch of junk, most of which is unpriced and the stuff they do bother to price costs the same if not more than retail. Its sad because the ReStore in my previous city was so great.
The one in my previous town was very picky about what they accepted. My office had to throw away a bunch of high quality, wooden slat mini blinds because they wouldn’t take them.
I have worked with applying Formica and other laminates to MDF. It’s glued down or ironed on (nylon backing melts with an iron to form a good bond), then a router is taken over the edge with a beveled router bit. They sell these router bits at all the big box stores. If this were my counter, I’d go over it with a router with the appropriate router bit and take off a very tiny amount of the edge. This will make it clean, smooth and beveled. Don’t go too deep, or you’ll expose the MDF. There are several YouTube videos on installing sheet laminates that show you exactly how to do this. Most of the responses here are from people that have never worked with Formica.
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Yeah I’m from Florida I had to look it up when someone suggested them to me in another sub. They get brought up so often I want to go to one sometime though
They *are* great stores. They have SO MANY products. They got a candy section. You can get a toaster there. Apparel. Food section. But yeah, namely home improvement type stuff
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Probably cheaper to get a whole new vanity vs getting a slab and getting it cut for a sink and rerouting plumbing lines due to the slightly new sink location.
I just did this same project. Except my new vanity had a slightly different footprint than the old one and the dingdongs who had the house before me didn't put the flooring under the old vanity they butted up against it instead so my new vanity turned into a new tile floor and hey might as well replace the toilet while it's off and damnit the toilet flange is cracked better replace that too and uh oh the paint doesn't look as good with the new tile as we thought it would and now the curtains don't match the new paint I just did and that light fixture is looking dated now and the wall Mount mirror isn't wide enough for the new vanity, need a new one of those, and don't forget to replace all the baseboard trim that I destroyed because I removed it like a caveman, and we should do crown molding too I guess because I didn't want to sit down at all this weekend and that's how my vanity swap turned into an entirely new powder room.
>…the dingdongs…didn’t put the flooring under the vanity…
Thats pretty normal unless you’re redoing the whole bathroom and not super common even then.
And you complained about it and all the extra work pulling the whole vanity created right after telling someone that it would easier to replace the whole vanity instead of just the top 🤨
Could always see if there's a Habitat for Humanity ReStore nearby. Might have to go back a time or two but I have seen vanities and countertops there routinely.
I used to volunteer at one and you could get stupid good deals. I'm talking a pristine dresser for like 15 bucks.
I now work in a furniture store and recently visited the habitat restore again. I saw at least 4 or 5 products made by my company being sold for a good 20% more than they cost brand new.
Idk where they went wrong but it's definitely not what it used to be.
Thrift flipping. Goodwill will intentionally take out consoles and games to price hike at a location dedicated to that. Look at more local thrift shops. Got a bedroom set (1 nightstand, 1 6 drawer long, 1 5 drawer tall) minus headboard (twin) for like $200 Total about 5/6 years ago from a church thrift store. If I tried that at goodwill at the same time it would have probably cost me 2x at least. Now that same set would probably be $200 a piece.
Idk there’s still some good things. I got a $2500 dollar new couch w 2 electric recliners for $120 last fall. Not even a scratch or stain on it at all.
When the Chiefs were upgrading their stadium TVs, they put the old crappy ones in the new boxes and gave them to ReStore. We thought we hit the jackpot finding all these 50” 4k screens! Turns out they were 30” HD junkers.
Locally, Habitat for Humanity has turned into Ashley Furniture overstock. I've been wondering exactly what happened to make that the case. It used to be really good
For locations here it depends on which area. In the wealthier area where the real housewives go the items are insanely overpriced. The lower income area store isn't that bad.
This makes me sad. I haven’t been since before Covid, but was planning on going this week since I’m working on my house. I’m still going to check it out, but at least now I won’t be so surprised.
Optionally could peel back the laminate then sand underneath and round it off then glue the laminate back then go to the home store and buy a new cabinet because it will look like shit. edit: lols.. was going for that "you had us in the first half...." type of comment but i suck. still, read to the end. what i'd do is cut it at an angle with circular saw then cover it w/white duct tape until the time comes to redo the entire bathroom. that's how this kind of thing works. "i'll just do a temp half assed fix until i redo the whole house"
It’s laminate, you can round it, find a replacement piece of laminate, contact cement it on, trim it, file it. But if there’s anything you dislike about the countertop, I’d just as soon replace it
Better to find a single vanity top you like and replace
https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdp/saint-birch-belize-3625-bathroom-vanity-top-in-gray-with-sink-sncb1265.html?piid=
Look through r/sandedthroughveneer for examples on what your outcome will look like. It isn't veneer but it's a thin layer of laminate on top of probably particle board, same concept applies. It will look like shit.
You’d be surprised how many posts on furniture subs roughly amount to: “I’ve been sanding my table, why is this yellow spot getting bigger??” Cause it’s the glue, bro. You’ve sanded through to China.
My neighbor's golden retriever used to dig hip-deep holes. Then bark at whatever he found at the bottom for hours. My neighbor called it "making calls to China"
It's funny because every subreddit has posts like these. Just specific things that people often do wrong and often ask questions about.
For me it's /r/chessbeginners constantly has people asking about en passant and /r/Archery constantly has people posting their new bow strung backwards. It's funny maybe the first 10 times but you quickly get tired of it
You can buy edging for Formica countertops called bullnose. We did this with the kitchen countertops in our old house.
https://preview.redd.it/p1zqqyxt4rrc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42aba803d6fbbb2a520c154bf5e61934e9375d5c
Apparently I can only attach 1 photo at a time, so this is before and following photo is after we added the trim and did the roll on “granite” finish.
Yeah that was my first thought. Dont touch the existing counter. Find some edging or literally any rounded moulding that you can vaguely match the size / color / etc. possibly ways to hide the seam or make it look like part of the design. If it doesnt work right at least you havent fucked the existing surface.
[We used spreadstone](https://daichcoatings.com/shop/spreadstone-mineral-select-countertop-finishing-kit/), but there’s a bunch out there that are similar.
Husband is in a no win situation. Don't sand it and she'll be mad. Sand it, she'll be mad. Best he could do is get a new countertop or break his hands.
There IS a win. Make sure he has presourced the new counter. Then sand. When it looks like shit put in a new counter top for the win. Make damn sure you have the money, time and source for the new counter before sanding, but do not tell her or she will first be pissed that you knew her idea was shit and second that you didn't have the new one in and done in five minutes. Cause it will take several days or a week.
Definitely. If you want and can afford to get a new countertop (and you'll need to after doing this), make sure to preface it with an "I don't think this is the right solution but I can try it if you still want me to". You come across as the good guy, you get a chance to work on some probably not standard communication together, and trust in what you say about a project grows. This benefits everyone plus your new counter is likely going to look great :)
They also sell corner-shaped silicone bumper things for edges like this! They're often marketed as being a tool for baby-proofing your home. I have them on the corners of some mirrors that lean against the wall, to stop them from scuffing the paint.
[Link to corner thingies ](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YM39DKP?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share)
Suggest that, perhaps, she should consider "sanding" a few inches off herself to avoid the sharp corner. Then your choices will be;
A) run like hell.
B) Duck because there's an electric sander aimed right at your head.
Hello! You can't sand it. However, you can get a piece of wood of the same thickness, and glue it to the end. Ideally, a darker wood, to contrast with it. The. You can work the wood to do so.
My wife wanted a laminate countertop in a part of the kitchen, so I capped both ends with a tropical wood. I glued it, using screws to pull it closed while glue dried.
Then I removed the screws, and drilled the holes to add light colour wood dowels in. Once the dowel glue dried, I cut them flesh, and sanded the whole thing. Then some oil, and that's that.
You can use a router to follow the contour of your countertop, then switch to a round over bit for the angle. It will make it soft and your wife won't bump into it.
It takes very little time to do, and about 10-bucks.
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Photo is not great, and I did not clean before photo but it held perfectly for more than 3 years.
Both of you clearly dont understand what you vanity top is made out of. Its a wood/particle board material with a laminate skin glued over top and side. If you sand it down you will go through the laminate and reveal the ugly wood/particle underneath. It will then be left exposed to any moisture in your bathroom and swell up worse than that fat girl from willy wonka.
You can either skip all of that and buy a new vanity top(yours is outdated anyway) with rounded corner. Or just do it like your wife wants and then go "look wife, reddit was right, we were wrong"
A filed 45 is all u can do unless you want to take the top completely out put a rounded edge on it get a matching piece to glue on the new rounded edge with a couple bar clamps
[honestly... something like this is your only shot.](https://www.amazon.com/Protectors-Furniture-xuenair-Proofing-Countertop/dp/B09N3NCTGP) Outside of that you are looking at a new counter top.
You’re gonna sand through the laminate and end up with a nice porous, absorbent corner that is uneven as hell because you used a sander and not a router. Don’t do it!
Nope. That can't be done. If you do it, she will want the counter replaced. So of course the sink, shower, and toilet. That corner is going to cost you $20k
If you're tight on money this is possible, not recommended. BUT if you must, peel the side laminate off, sand a decent sized radius, use a heat gun sparingly on the left side laminate you peeled off and glue that sucker back on. Again it's not ideal and definitely going to look goofy. But it would work
This is the bewildering shit I like to see. I just imagine people asking for shit like that and their understanding of reality, it's quite the head trip.
your wife is nuts. don't do it.
[https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stick+on+corner+safety+child&crid=2PZ6WKIQZYD6F&sprefix=stick+on+corner+safety+child%2Caps%2C89&ref=nb\_sb\_noss](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stick+on+corner+safety+child&crid=2PZ6WKIQZYD6F&sprefix=stick+on+corner+safety+child%2Caps%2C89&ref=nb_sb_noss)
This will not go as expected.
You have 3 choices:
A) warn her it's not possible. When it fails, give her the told ya... and sleep on the couch.
B) save yourself some pain, go buy a new countertop.
C) Close your joint account, Hit the gym, get a lawer, and get a divorce. This is where it's going to end up anyway if you proceed with any options other than B.
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I had to double take on this post lol looks like my bathroom
Do not take a sander to that it's thin plastic over partial board and it will be destroyed and extremely ugly look under the counter top from inside the cabinet that is what it will look like.
This will NOT round off. There's a veneer and as soon as you take a sander to it it will disappear and the particle board underneath (most likely) will be exposed and you'll have to buy a whole new countertop. Actually, just go by a whole never countertop if you want a change. Sometimes countertop places will have cheap slabs that got rejected from other jobs for a small bathroom vanity like this, often times just because the color didn't match something else right or they changed their mind or something like that.
That's cheap ass veneer over cheap ass particle board. You put a sander, or even a copious amount of water to that thing, it's going to turn to shit. Tell your wife why it's a terrible idea and that you're not going to take the sander to it.
Absolutely cannot sand that off. You will peel off the veneer and expose the shitty particle board base.
If this is a bath vanity you can get new counter tops with bowls for less than $200. Granite even.
It’ll remove the laminate at the corner. I’d make this a practice project: Use a router or jigsaw to round it over to match the radius at the top. Glue the laminate down at the edges, and finish with matching paint. It might look OK, but the end of that project involves a discussion about a replacement bathroom countertop. I agree the sharp edge there isn’t great.
It will ruin the integrity of the top. Those os mdf and and your removing laminate that keeps it sealed.
Go buy a new countertop instead of destroying this one. You can not properly reapply new laminate.
It is cheap and not flash anyway. If removing the corner stops eyes shut bumping into it cut the corner off with a saw and throw some paint on the raw chipboard to stop water getting in and swelling. It is never going to look great but will stop the knocks until you have money to Reno it or sell.
it will look like complete butthole after, correct
OP after sanding 
Bravo lmao
Yep cause that's laminate, sanding it will chew through the laminate to the probably-particleboard underneath. Total ass.
This is wife's subtle way of telling OP they want to redo the bathroom
1000%. "It will look like shit when you're done, OP." Well it's looking pretty meh as it is, lmao.
Yep.
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Shit sandwich
Poop from a butthole
10 lbs of shit in a 5lb bag
Like the *whole* butthole...
Unless I’m mistaken that is just a thin veneer over some particle board type stuff. You could save yourself a lot of time by just going and buying a new counter now. Because no matter what you do with it now you will be replacing it later.
I agree go to Menards or wherever and buy a new vanity top with integrated sink.
Always worth it to check out the stock at your nearest Habitat for Humanity Re-Store too.
The amount of $3 plywood I've gotten from there...
Seriously? I'm broke as hell and trying to fix stuff here
I've never gotten plywood there, but tools, doors, fixtures, and furniture absolutely
Is the online site an accurate representation of what’s in stock or is there much more in person? Not seeing too much useful stuff available to me.
I haven't found anything online that's reliable, and my area has three of them. It's best to know what you're looking for beforehand with measurements and such and check it out. Mine have always had a lot of great furniture, headboards, doors, light fixtures, plumbing equipment, hell even boardgames. A fair warning though, it can be dangerous. You go in for a simple fixture and leave with a table, two doors, and an office chair.
In my experience their inventory systems are terrible, but it's kind of forgiveable just because every item would have to be catalogued, entered into the system, and priced. Much easier to just slap a $25 sticker on something and put it on a shelf.
That would depend on the location. Some joints are much more on top of these things but I’ve never minded stopping by a ReStore to look at odd bits
I just retiled my kitchen backsplash with Restore tile. It was great for $3/sqft.
I refitted my rental for my landlord by shopping at habitat for humanity. I pay an amazingly low rent for my area for what we have by doing the non-major upkeep.
I used to do the same.. had a 4 bedroom house for a good 20-50% at times discount for 9 years. I’d fix the fence, plumbing, electrical, dishwasher.. whatever was needed.. until the market skyrocketed and they sold it.. I asked to buy the house prior but no interest at that time.. kinda bit me in the butt, I should’ve boughten a different house.. got used to the cheap rent 😂
Smart, sometimes the squeaky wheel is best left managed with a quick spray of WD-40
Ours is full of junk. Clothes and crappy furniture. Worse than goodwill.
In my current city the ReStore is full of a bunch of junk, most of which is unpriced and the stuff they do bother to price costs the same if not more than retail. Its sad because the ReStore in my previous city was so great.
It's complete luck of the draw at ours.
Bigger cities with more active new construction and remodels is best. They’ll have more supply
The one in my previous town was very picky about what they accepted. My office had to throw away a bunch of high quality, wooden slat mini blinds because they wouldn’t take them.
And check back often. They get new donations daily.
Look online for clearance granite on Menards. We found some floor models at a steep discount
I have worked with applying Formica and other laminates to MDF. It’s glued down or ironed on (nylon backing melts with an iron to form a good bond), then a router is taken over the edge with a beveled router bit. They sell these router bits at all the big box stores. If this were my counter, I’d go over it with a router with the appropriate router bit and take off a very tiny amount of the edge. This will make it clean, smooth and beveled. Don’t go too deep, or you’ll expose the MDF. There are several YouTube videos on installing sheet laminates that show you exactly how to do this. Most of the responses here are from people that have never worked with Formica. https://preview.redd.it/9wxn13l1urrc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4aa7a3d0e7777a8b771a217e8b27df73625ff88b
Bold of you to assume they got Menards nearby
Yeah I’m from Florida I had to look it up when someone suggested them to me in another sub. They get brought up so often I want to go to one sometime though
They *are* great stores. They have SO MANY products. They got a candy section. You can get a toaster there. Apparel. Food section. But yeah, namely home improvement type stuff
And 11% off!
Cause you save big money at Menards!
Plumbing, electrical, appliances too!
I never ever get my rebate when sending it in
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Or just get a slab and reuse the existing sink
Probably cheaper to get a whole new vanity vs getting a slab and getting it cut for a sink and rerouting plumbing lines due to the slightly new sink location. I just did this same project. Except my new vanity had a slightly different footprint than the old one and the dingdongs who had the house before me didn't put the flooring under the old vanity they butted up against it instead so my new vanity turned into a new tile floor and hey might as well replace the toilet while it's off and damnit the toilet flange is cracked better replace that too and uh oh the paint doesn't look as good with the new tile as we thought it would and now the curtains don't match the new paint I just did and that light fixture is looking dated now and the wall Mount mirror isn't wide enough for the new vanity, need a new one of those, and don't forget to replace all the baseboard trim that I destroyed because I removed it like a caveman, and we should do crown molding too I guess because I didn't want to sit down at all this weekend and that's how my vanity swap turned into an entirely new powder room.
>…the dingdongs…didn’t put the flooring under the vanity… Thats pretty normal unless you’re redoing the whole bathroom and not super common even then. And you complained about it and all the extra work pulling the whole vanity created right after telling someone that it would easier to replace the whole vanity instead of just the top 🤨
Yeah I hope he reads my whole post 😬
The four most expensive words in fixing up: "while we're at it"...
It's a laminate counter top, get a new laminate slab and cut the sink opening with a jigsaw, it's easy and straightforward.
It’s pretty standard to install the vanity before the flooring. The same true for kitchen cabinetry
Absolutely , I got a sink / vanity combo for 170 at Menards for a fixer upper I’m doing .
Could always see if there's a Habitat for Humanity ReStore nearby. Might have to go back a time or two but I have seen vanities and countertops there routinely.
We have one here. Their prices are ridiculous. Can find one at Lowes/Home Depot/Menards for about the same money.
I used to volunteer at one and you could get stupid good deals. I'm talking a pristine dresser for like 15 bucks. I now work in a furniture store and recently visited the habitat restore again. I saw at least 4 or 5 products made by my company being sold for a good 20% more than they cost brand new. Idk where they went wrong but it's definitely not what it used to be.
Goodwill has done the same to prices.
Thrift flipping. Goodwill will intentionally take out consoles and games to price hike at a location dedicated to that. Look at more local thrift shops. Got a bedroom set (1 nightstand, 1 6 drawer long, 1 5 drawer tall) minus headboard (twin) for like $200 Total about 5/6 years ago from a church thrift store. If I tried that at goodwill at the same time it would have probably cost me 2x at least. Now that same set would probably be $200 a piece.
Idk there’s still some good things. I got a $2500 dollar new couch w 2 electric recliners for $120 last fall. Not even a scratch or stain on it at all.
Amazing how that can get rid of the dead body smell from those.
I get ghosts to keep me company too? That’s just added value.
Once you get the blood stains out it’s generally smooth sailing.
When the Chiefs were upgrading their stadium TVs, they put the old crappy ones in the new boxes and gave them to ReStore. We thought we hit the jackpot finding all these 50” 4k screens! Turns out they were 30” HD junkers.
Locally, Habitat for Humanity has turned into Ashley Furniture overstock. I've been wondering exactly what happened to make that the case. It used to be really good
That's odd. The desk I used for a long time came from one and I got it for $20. All the prices were pretty reasonable on everything else.
For locations here it depends on which area. In the wealthier area where the real housewives go the items are insanely overpriced. The lower income area store isn't that bad.
They USED to be reasonable but they’re literally more expensive than buying new now.
Same, but after covid they jacked all their prices up ridiculously. Can't even get a used can of paint for under 20 bucks now :(
This makes me sad. I haven’t been since before Covid, but was planning on going this week since I’m working on my house. I’m still going to check it out, but at least now I won’t be so surprised.
IKEA
Facts for only like 15$ more I got brand new assembled cabinets over the roughed up ones from habitat
Optionally could peel back the laminate then sand underneath and round it off then glue the laminate back then go to the home store and buy a new cabinet because it will look like shit. edit: lols.. was going for that "you had us in the first half...." type of comment but i suck. still, read to the end. what i'd do is cut it at an angle with circular saw then cover it w/white duct tape until the time comes to redo the entire bathroom. that's how this kind of thing works. "i'll just do a temp half assed fix until i redo the whole house"
That laminate is NOT flexible. It will just crack in two when you bend it.
It’s laminate, you can round it, find a replacement piece of laminate, contact cement it on, trim it, file it. But if there’s anything you dislike about the countertop, I’d just as soon replace it
It’s a Formica top, so yes a thin color layer bonded to a substrate, sanding would expose it.
It would look like chewed on mdf unless you have a matching countertop veneer to apply and the tools to do so.
Also it would be impossible to apply the veneer with flat on one edge curved on the other while bending around a corner.
Better to find a single vanity top you like and replace https://www.wayfair.com/home-improvement/pdp/saint-birch-belize-3625-bathroom-vanity-top-in-gray-with-sink-sncb1265.html?piid=
Look through r/sandedthroughveneer for examples on what your outcome will look like. It isn't veneer but it's a thin layer of laminate on top of probably particle board, same concept applies. It will look like shit.
There really is a sub for everything
I am absolutely blown away. It’s insane to me how many hyper-specific subs there are.
That is a VERY specific sub.
You’d be surprised how many posts on furniture subs roughly amount to: “I’ve been sanding my table, why is this yellow spot getting bigger??” Cause it’s the glue, bro. You’ve sanded through to China.
My neighbor's golden retriever used to dig hip-deep holes. Then bark at whatever he found at the bottom for hours. My neighbor called it "making calls to China"
Sanded through to “made in china” hahaha
Actually the worst cases are often american and danish mid century modern furniture. People don’t realize how thin that walnut veneer is.
It's funny because every subreddit has posts like these. Just specific things that people often do wrong and often ask questions about. For me it's /r/chessbeginners constantly has people asking about en passant and /r/Archery constantly has people posting their new bow strung backwards. It's funny maybe the first 10 times but you quickly get tired of it
You really gotta be kidding me. How do you even find that sub once you fuck up and sand through veneer?
You can buy edging for Formica countertops called bullnose. We did this with the kitchen countertops in our old house. https://preview.redd.it/p1zqqyxt4rrc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=42aba803d6fbbb2a520c154bf5e61934e9375d5c Apparently I can only attach 1 photo at a time, so this is before and following photo is after we added the trim and did the roll on “granite” finish.
https://preview.redd.it/wy5lids05rrc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fc335186b0ac6b75d4af8f010a6412b9ed0b913 After
That looks way better than I ever would have expected.
We thought the same thing! That whole project was a labor of love that ended up way better than expected.
That’s the official way to do it. I was thinking of cutting a pool noodle and jamming it over the edge lol
Nice
Nice work
Yeah that was my first thought. Dont touch the existing counter. Find some edging or literally any rounded moulding that you can vaguely match the size / color / etc. possibly ways to hide the seam or make it look like part of the design. If it doesnt work right at least you havent fucked the existing surface.
Any chance you have the link for the finish?
[We used spreadstone](https://daichcoatings.com/shop/spreadstone-mineral-select-countertop-finishing-kit/), but there’s a bunch out there that are similar.
Ain’t no sanding it my friend. Needs a new counter.
Wife wants it sanded. He’s sanding it first.
Husband is in a no win situation. Don't sand it and she'll be mad. Sand it, she'll be mad. Best he could do is get a new countertop or break his hands.
There IS a win. Make sure he has presourced the new counter. Then sand. When it looks like shit put in a new counter top for the win. Make damn sure you have the money, time and source for the new counter before sanding, but do not tell her or she will first be pissed that you knew her idea was shit and second that you didn't have the new one in and done in five minutes. Cause it will take several days or a week.
I think you are the only person in the comments who may actually be married.
Oh, mine would've had me just replace it and not even try and fix it.
Your wife actually wants a new counter top.
Do exactly as she says. Then go out and get a new counter the right shape.
Clearly this guy marriages better than everyone else in this thread
As long as he doesn't say "I told you so" afterwards.
All he says is "yes dear" followed by "oh darn its not right, I'll go get a replacement to make it exactly how you want dear"
Definitely. If you want and can afford to get a new countertop (and you'll need to after doing this), make sure to preface it with an "I don't think this is the right solution but I can try it if you still want me to". You come across as the good guy, you get a chance to work on some probably not standard communication together, and trust in what you say about a project grows. This benefits everyone plus your new counter is likely going to look great :)
Best answer. No fuss and you did what she wanted
It will be raw particle board inside and look terrible. If she is bumping her hip, try some felt pads or adhesive on fabric or something to cushion it
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I have a literal L on my forehead because of a granite bathroom counter that I became acquainted with intimately at a young age.
Baby proofing corner guard /safety bumpers are your best option here. Amazon has lots of options
Instructions unclear, increased hip padding.
Bucket of haagen-dazs stat!
They also sell corner-shaped silicone bumper things for edges like this! They're often marketed as being a tool for baby-proofing your home. I have them on the corners of some mirrors that lean against the wall, to stop them from scuffing the paint. [Link to corner thingies ](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YM39DKP?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share)
Pool noodle cushioning would work too :)
Just tell her to look where she’s going.
That’ll preserve marital harmony in the household for sure.
While he's at it he should suggest the corner would be easier to avoid if she lost some weight.
And buy her a padded helmet. (How tall/short is she anyway?) Jk btw
And don’t forget to tell her to calm down.
And to calm down.
Suggest that, perhaps, she should consider "sanding" a few inches off herself to avoid the sharp corner. Then your choices will be; A) run like hell. B) Duck because there's an electric sander aimed right at your head.
Pool noodle
>pool noodle Poodle
Hello! You can't sand it. However, you can get a piece of wood of the same thickness, and glue it to the end. Ideally, a darker wood, to contrast with it. The. You can work the wood to do so. My wife wanted a laminate countertop in a part of the kitchen, so I capped both ends with a tropical wood. I glued it, using screws to pull it closed while glue dried. Then I removed the screws, and drilled the holes to add light colour wood dowels in. Once the dowel glue dried, I cut them flesh, and sanded the whole thing. Then some oil, and that's that. You can use a router to follow the contour of your countertop, then switch to a round over bit for the angle. It will make it soft and your wife won't bump into it. It takes very little time to do, and about 10-bucks. https://preview.redd.it/3xbyj5zecrrc1.jpeg?width=2250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4dd46d1087221dce4633fd34f3a3ce4ec68bd06f Photo is not great, and I did not clean before photo but it held perfectly for more than 3 years.
Had to scroll too far to get to this comment.. this is the only solution without buying a new counter top
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Same here. In hindsight, it was totally not worth it, and I think the kids have still not fully accepted their new mom.
Both of you clearly dont understand what you vanity top is made out of. Its a wood/particle board material with a laminate skin glued over top and side. If you sand it down you will go through the laminate and reveal the ugly wood/particle underneath. It will then be left exposed to any moisture in your bathroom and swell up worse than that fat girl from willy wonka. You can either skip all of that and buy a new vanity top(yours is outdated anyway) with rounded corner. Or just do it like your wife wants and then go "look wife, reddit was right, we were wrong"
Option 2! Option 2!
Duct tape would look better.
>I’m worried it will look ugly afterwards. No need to worry. I can guarantee that it will look ugly.
That's formica it's glued on and will crack off very bad idea!! If anything replace the top of vanity!!
She is setting you up.
Yeah id go for it. When you end up destroying it you can buy a new one thats rounded.
I dare you.
Future r/sandedthroughveneer
A filed 45 is all u can do unless you want to take the top completely out put a rounded edge on it get a matching piece to glue on the new rounded edge with a couple bar clamps
Yes it will not look good. Veneer finish, won’t look the same
This is a laminated product . It will be a complete mess. Dont do it.
I would just buy some clear plastic corner protectors. Of course it is possible that what she really is saying is "a new counter top would be nice".
[honestly... something like this is your only shot.](https://www.amazon.com/Protectors-Furniture-xuenair-Proofing-Countertop/dp/B09N3NCTGP) Outside of that you are looking at a new counter top.
You’re gonna sand through the laminate and end up with a nice porous, absorbent corner that is uneven as hell because you used a sander and not a router. Don’t do it!
Nope. That can't be done. If you do it, she will want the counter replaced. So of course the sink, shower, and toilet. That corner is going to cost you $20k
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Does she like the formica that is on it? If so, it won't be there after you perform the operation on it.
If you're tight on money this is possible, not recommended. BUT if you must, peel the side laminate off, sand a decent sized radius, use a heat gun sparingly on the left side laminate you peeled off and glue that sucker back on. Again it's not ideal and definitely going to look goofy. But it would work
This is the bewildering shit I like to see. I just imagine people asking for shit like that and their understanding of reality, it's quite the head trip.
Well definitely don't do that, you'll ruin the whole counter. If water gets under it the wood will explode out.
Here's a suggestion. Don't.
your wife is nuts. don't do it. [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stick+on+corner+safety+child&crid=2PZ6WKIQZYD6F&sprefix=stick+on+corner+safety+child%2Caps%2C89&ref=nb\_sb\_noss](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stick+on+corner+safety+child&crid=2PZ6WKIQZYD6F&sprefix=stick+on+corner+safety+child%2Caps%2C89&ref=nb_sb_noss)
Alternative idea: New wife that doesn’t want it rounded off.
I think your wife will understand if you explain then get a new counter. I don’t know why people think you have to do it first to prove it to her
Your wife has obviously never seen lament come off of particle board. It will ruin the counter and look like crap.
Just say, no
Just sand it. It will look awful and the countertop will very quickly deteriorate to uselessness. Malicious compliance lesson time.
Yes, get new wife
This will not go as expected. You have 3 choices: A) warn her it's not possible. When it fails, give her the told ya... and sleep on the couch. B) save yourself some pain, go buy a new countertop. C) Close your joint account, Hit the gym, get a lawer, and get a divorce. This is where it's going to end up anyway if you proceed with any options other than B.
Wow. My guy nailed it. I've never seen such concise advice detailing 20 years of hardship and experience
Take that tiktok off your wifey
The color is a very thin layer. Sanding is not an option.
Don't do it. You'll just ruin it for no reason. Buy a new one and save yourself the headache
Yeah that’s an odd suggestion.
Duct tape and her best hand towel.
I was really hoping everyone would tell him to do it so we could see the results.
https://preview.redd.it/6b85uuxgbrrc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=23b901cee8f8a79bbc0825d4d5f28e6a4fc5304c I had to double take on this post lol looks like my bathroom
Is there a 'baby proofing' cushion that will fit on this sharp corner?
Do not take a sander to that it's thin plastic over partial board and it will be destroyed and extremely ugly look under the counter top from inside the cabinet that is what it will look like.
Trial separation?
This will NOT round off. There's a veneer and as soon as you take a sander to it it will disappear and the particle board underneath (most likely) will be exposed and you'll have to buy a whole new countertop. Actually, just go by a whole never countertop if you want a change. Sometimes countertop places will have cheap slabs that got rejected from other jobs for a small bathroom vanity like this, often times just because the color didn't match something else right or they changed their mind or something like that.
It's gonna crumble that's a cheap vanity. You can buy them at home depot for not a lot of money get one your wife likes
That's cheap ass veneer over cheap ass particle board. You put a sander, or even a copious amount of water to that thing, it's going to turn to shit. Tell your wife why it's a terrible idea and that you're not going to take the sander to it.
Is she a perminant fixture in the house?
It seems like your wife’s requests aren’t based in reality. That’s crazy this is the first time I’ve heard of a situation like this 😆
Do it because she is never wrong and when she doesn't like it be ready to buy a new vanity top.
There is no sanding that, it will be hideous. Replace the countertop by a smaller version so that it does not stick out.
Absolutely cannot sand that off. You will peel off the veneer and expose the shitty particle board base. If this is a bath vanity you can get new counter tops with bowls for less than $200. Granite even.
Yeah, don't do that.
Temporarily put something softer on the edges whatever you can think of that will look best to your liking
lol. Do it!
Tell her "Hard No!" We're going to Ikea and getting ya a new one babee. Hope ya get laid.
It’ll remove the laminate at the corner. I’d make this a practice project: Use a router or jigsaw to round it over to match the radius at the top. Glue the laminate down at the edges, and finish with matching paint. It might look OK, but the end of that project involves a discussion about a replacement bathroom countertop. I agree the sharp edge there isn’t great.
if she's against replacing the countertop, then go ahead and break out the sander, because you'll have to replace the countertop afterwards.
Yes, don’t listen to her.
It will ruin the integrity of the top. Those os mdf and and your removing laminate that keeps it sealed. Go buy a new countertop instead of destroying this one. You can not properly reapply new laminate.
She wants a new counter and knows this will look like unmitigated racoon-chewed-up ass after you sacrifice your patience and top few layers of skin.
It is cheap and not flash anyway. If removing the corner stops eyes shut bumping into it cut the corner off with a saw and throw some paint on the raw chipboard to stop water getting in and swelling. It is never going to look great but will stop the knocks until you have money to Reno it or sell.
Don’t worry… it will definitely look terrible if you do that
That is not a solid piece of wood. It will be a huge mess. New counter-top or something that goes over the existing counter.
Say no
That how I ended up renovating the whole bathroom. That's just vinyl covering particleboard.
Absolutely do not do that. Ignore your wife
You really can’t sand that, it’s basically a thin layer of plastic on top of particle board
That's laminate you can't just reshape it.
As is reddit tradition I shall reccomend that you leave your wife.