Field Installation and Service Manual IMS121 | Page 4

Typical Completed Countertop Configuration
Miter
Joint
2.3
In most
cases, Laminate
Tops should over-
hang a finished
end of a cabinet
run by 3/4” and
be flush to a cabi-
net side at the
stove opening.
Plan to cut the
Laminate Top
sections to fin-
ish within these
constraints
after they have
been trimmed or
“scribed” to any
bad wall condi-
tions.
Side
Splash
Countertop
Cross Section
Scribe
Stove
Opening
Appliance Ends
No Overhang*
Miter
Joint
Standard End
3/4” Overhang
Refridgerator
Space
* If Heat Deflectors are used in an appliance opening,
the countertop will overhang the heat deflector
Step 3 Scribe Mark the Laminate Top to the Wall Condition
Scribing is the process of tracing a particular wall condition to the edge of a countertop and then cutting the
top to the traced line to mimic the wall condition with the cut edge of the top. If done well, this process will
minimize or hide any undulations in a wall or out-of-square conditions in a corner where a top will mount.
Prepare and place the top parallel to the cabinet faces before scribe marking so that the front of the top will
remain parallel to the cabinets when the back of the top is cut to fit the wall.
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