Solid wooden work top

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Work top has slightly lifted at the join. It is bolted underneath.  How can this be repaired?

Sean · Accepted Answer

If it is solid wood? You could unbolt the joint , reseal/glue and rebolt up tight. If the joint is still high at this stage you could sand it down untill it's level then reseal with the relevant work top oil. This would only apply to solid wood and not vaneered wood worktops ie ika 
Hope This helps

Michael · Answer

Yeah the bolts should pull it back together unless it’s snapped

Sammy · Answer

You need to buy another‘Worktop’,,, or new Fittings that holds Work top
together from underneath,, check that the Fittings hasn’t moved,,why your Work top has risen/moved.

Peter · Answer

clean below joint and loosen off bolts, clean all loose and broken materials away then re glue it using good clamps, and leave them on for a couple of days before you take off rub down with light sandpaper and revarnish. It was probably not varnished properly in the first place that caused it
Peter

Tim · Answer

The best way is to refit the top, but as a quick option, I would tighten the fixings and re-silicon the worktop, but best to use new brackets.

Norman · Answer

Hi This is usually due to ingress of water which swells the wood. The answer is subject to the construction ie: solid wood or composite ( chipboard)

Mario · Answer

Probably the routing joint has not been done properly and they need to be removed and rerouted definitely.

Anthony · Answer

Hello,

Need a little more information really.

If you have a block timber worktop and subject to the overall finish it could be planned down flush with the existing surface levels.

Then you would have to prepare the remaining worktops effected and provide suitable finish coats to finish .

Or you could undo the worktop connector bolts to see if you can separate the tops and re-level into place, then glue and bolt together.

Hope this helps 

Kind regards

Tony

If it is formica,  generally repairs never work out that good , there are fillers that companies provide but they are very hard to blend in and you will nearly always see that there has been a repair.

Steve · Answer

Should be bolted underneath. All depends on material of worktop, IE natural wood or laminate chipboard, as may have water in join/warped. Could be age and screw's come loose lifting away from cabinets. More information or pictures would help answer.

Gary · Answer

Wooden worktops can be jointed by key hole bolts or biscuit joints and glue, the joint can be neatly broken with a multi cutter and fine blade and re-sealed  and the joint top sanded and refinished-oiled.

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