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Connecting Silicone Kitchen Worktop: Disassemble & Reassemble, Fixing Cracks & Uneven Steps

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  • #1 15536189
    Harmony
    Level 9  
    Yesterday, for half a day, we fought with my husband to install a kitchen countertop - and the effects, as you can see, are deplorable :( Everywhere they write that you can see a "hair" and a crack in me!
    It's crooked, it looks ugly and I'm afraid the water will get in.
    Is it possible to disassemble and reassemble? Each part was neatly smeared with silicone.
    In addition, if you drive your fingernail, you will feel the slightest step :(
    I'm broken.
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  • #2 15536431
    Qbuś
    Level 38  
    This is not done for "half a day", from the moment of applying silicone for a maximum of 10 minutes, after this time the silicone starts to harden and it is not possible to press it down (even with screws under the table top). Now you won't do anything about it, the silicone has hardened and you may not be able to separate and clean it, or it will damage the countertops :cry: . My advice, scrape gently out of this gap as much as possible (with a needle, a thin knife, tedious work) and smear it with silicone of the color closest to the table top.
    To put it back together, a new (clean) joint has to be made, if it can be torn apart somehow :cry: .
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  • #3 15536812
    Anonymous
    Level 1  
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  • #4 15536954
    Harmony
    Level 9  
    The top is in the color of "concrete". So you advise to leave? Because when we start rummaging it could be even worse? The screws are twisted at the bottom to the maximum - these butterflies almost folded .....
  • #5 15537008
    Anonymous
    Level 1  
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    Anonymous
    Level 1  
  • #7 15538780
    telecaster1951
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    Harmony wrote:
    It's crooked, it looks ugly and I'm afraid the water will get in.
    Water will not get in because you can see that the joint is filled with silicone. It is well done. It could only be a little better. Of course, most of Mr. Mietków and other Waldek's from finishing works, what are the finishing coats, tiles, gas plumbing, electrical installations and in the meantime the furniture twists, will tell you that the tragedy will start to stratify. Do not worry. They always say that! This is what they write on every forum about renovations.
    There are photos on the Web where this crack is almost invisible, but these are photos taken on purpose so that it cannot be seen. As for the fault. Always will be. If the elements are not folded "tongue-and-groove" there is no chance that there will be no gap and step.

    I will tell you one more thing. This is something that carpenters do not like to talk about. A wood-like board top, sooner or later, will begin to swell at the joint. Nothing to be done. Even if I don't know how much silicone I could do, after a few years, the plate will start to swell at the bottom of the joint.
  • #8 15538951
    Harmony
    Level 9  
    The lump is in the middle - here in front - where it is the widest and it is quite smooth under the window! And this also makes me wonder .... The fact that we were supposed to push this 0.5 mm horizontally - I don't know why I didn't correct it - I was afraid that it would completely separate me, but I was doing it for the first time in my life. My fault - my husband is there to help and the rest is on my mind :( In addition, my cousin came yesterday, criticized and "adjusted" the levels so that the tops protruded 2cm above the stove - he even whined that the leg was completely twisted! He said that you need to raise the table top (it is twisted and silicone-coated and reaches from wall to wall) and make the furniture level, preferably a slope from the window side, so that the water under the window does not collect! Well, this morning I threw myself on the floor to lower all the furniture - it is not perfect yet but it "sat down" at the stove level ..... you will have to spin - and I haven't tightened the top ..... I don't know what I'm counting on - on miracle? That this table top will somehow align SAM?
    PS Furniture as in the photo, but the fronts are already screwed on and a piece of furniture has been kicked out from under the sink and there is a hole.
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  • #10 15540074
    telecaster1951
    VIP Meritorious for electroda.pl
    I advise you well. Leave it alone. It will sit you down after a few weeks anyway. Now you want to do it evenly, and in a month's time the heavier part will settle down a fraction of a millimeter lower than the lighter part, and there will be a fault. It will work.
    If you start correcting now, it will eventually spread all over the world.
  • #11 15543195
    Harmony
    Level 9  
    I leave it - in fact it is probably not so tragic ;) I'm getting used to it slowly ...

Topic summary

The discussion revolves around the challenges faced during the installation of a silicone kitchen countertop, specifically regarding visible cracks, uneven surfaces, and concerns about water ingress. Users advise that once silicone has cured, disassembly may be difficult without damaging the countertop. Suggestions include scraping out excess silicone and using a color-matched putty or epoxy to fill gaps. It is noted that the appearance of the joint may improve over time, and that adjustments to the countertop's level may be necessary to prevent water pooling. Overall, patience is recommended as the countertop settles into place.
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