It can depend on the type of counter top. Usually there will be screws running up through a wooden cleat that runs along the front and rear edges of the top of the cabinets but some will have a steel corner brace at the top corners with screws. The mineral types and the plastic ones like acrylic are often just stuck down with adhesive, commonly silicone calking. This might be what you want to do though, actually remove the screws that hold it down and raise the top and apply beads of calking to the top rails then set the top back down and screw it into place so that there is a layer of rubberized material between the cabinet and the counter top to absorb some of that vibration and keep it from being transmitted through the cabinet to the top or vice versa.
You might also like to try isolating the machine better from the cabinetry and drains. ----- Original Message ----- From: TJ McElroy To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 23, 2008 4:59 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Kitchen counter top Hi, I would like to ask how hard it is to tighten down a kitchen counter top. When we turn on the garbage disposal in the kitchen, every thing on the counter top wants to vibrate. Loud, are you kidding even I can hear it and I usually have trouble hearing any thing quieter than a jet engine. I have felt around, the disposal is tight against the sink and I have been able to tighten the sink to the counter top. However, I can not find where or how to tighten the counter top it self. Thanks, TJ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
