The steam vent on the top of my dishwasher has allowed the escaping steam to deteriorate the particleboard underside of my laminate counter-top. I was recently made aware that there is an adhesive backed foil strip that should have been installed to prevent this from happening.
The laminate has lost adhesion with the particleboard and has bulged downward about 1/4" and is now making contact with the dishwasher door - which is how I discovered the problem. The affected area is about 2" x 1 1\2".
Now for the repair. I know that I have to completely scrape out the loose sawdust from the broken down particleboard before attempting a repair. My question is, what should I use to repair it? I will need something that will act as a filler to make up for the missing wood (about 3/16" of thickness has been lost). It will also need to be strong enough to keep the melamine adhered to it - it takes a good bit of upward pressure to push it back up.
I am thinking of some kind of epoxy and a few c-clamps backed with a few pieces of wood on the top and bottom to try to keep the shape of the counter but I don't know if it will bond with the particleboard.
Any suggestions? I will probably only get one chance at this.
The laminate has lost adhesion with the particleboard and has bulged downward about 1/4" and is now making contact with the dishwasher door - which is how I discovered the problem. The affected area is about 2" x 1 1\2".
Now for the repair. I know that I have to completely scrape out the loose sawdust from the broken down particleboard before attempting a repair. My question is, what should I use to repair it? I will need something that will act as a filler to make up for the missing wood (about 3/16" of thickness has been lost). It will also need to be strong enough to keep the melamine adhered to it - it takes a good bit of upward pressure to push it back up.
I am thinking of some kind of epoxy and a few c-clamps backed with a few pieces of wood on the top and bottom to try to keep the shape of the counter but I don't know if it will bond with the particleboard.
Any suggestions? I will probably only get one chance at this.
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