Quick tips for repairing damaged laminate counters with This Old House general contractor Tom Silva. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Shopping List for How to Repair Laminate Counters:
- contact cement and narrow paintbrush, used to re-adhere loose countertop edges
- drop-in cutting board, for covering hole cut in countertop

Tools for How to Repair Laminate Counters:
- clothes iron, used to heat plastic-laminate edging
- jigsaw or router, used to cut out damaged section of countertop
- screwdriver, for tightening the mounting screws on the cutting board's base
- putty knife, used to scrape debris from loose laminate edge
- utility knife and layout square, used to cut laminate edge
- tape measure

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