Diy Kitchen Island With Butcher Block Top

Second rick lightly sanded it with 100 grit sand paper then 150 grit sand paper and wiped off any dust with tack cloth.

Diy kitchen island with butcher block top. First i cleared off all the mail and other things that pile up there. To actually attach base to block i d am using a washer and pocket hole screw pic 2. Drilling a hole larger than the screw and using a washer allows for expansion and contraction as the weather changes throughout the year advice from my father in law. All sources listed below.

Lay the bottom piece of the butcher block and place the pipe frame on top of it. To see the finished island check it out here. Set the pipe frame on top of it and use your combination square to center and align the flanges at the corners. Get the flanges even by using a combination square.

Lay the lower butcher block counter on a temporary work surface. Drill pilot holes and screw the frame in place. Building it took some time but was extremely easy. Most of the time people do not add brad nails or any type of nails to a butcher block instead they either use biscuits or nothing at all.

I figured that a typical island height is around 36 and the island top overhang should be about 1 on all sides. To attach the butcher block to the island before moving into the kitchen i drilled four holes in each corner top support piece that was 1 2 wide pic 1. Diy refinished butcher block kitchen island.