Applying Laminate Sheets To Countertops

Laminate sheets are an inexpensive way to add a tough waterproof surface to your countertops and table tops.

Applying laminate sheets to countertops.

The laminate installation includes seaming two pieces of laminate together cutting laminate attac. The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement. Choose surface designs like stone look patterns abstract and wood laminate. Laminate sheets come in every color and pattern imaginable.

Line it up so that it s parallel with the sides of your countertop with 2 3 inches 5 1 7 6 cm sticking out over the side. We bought a 5 x 12 piece of laminate which was enough for my mom s entire kitchen. Rough cut laminate pieces to size using a trim router fitted with a inch carbide tipped straight cutter. Line up your laminate sheet so that it s sticking past your countertop.

Lay a laminate sheet on top of a section of your counter. During the course of a recent kitchen remodel i recovered a laminate countertop with newer more brightly colored laminate sheeting with a granite type pattern. This kitchen had three separate countertops at various heights and locations around the kitchen. Some laminate sheets can even mimic more expensive stone countertops.

Apply a thin even coating of cement to both the substrate and the laminate using a foam paint roller. You can really get the look you want solids metallics multicolored even soft pinks and bright reds. How to install new sheet laminate over an old countertop. Liquid contact cement is the best adhesive for bonding plastic laminate.

When applying contact cement be sure to wear gloves and protect your worktable from. Cut scribe and trim new laminate pieces. Apply contact cement on the backs of the laminate pieces with a brush. Here s how to.

It takes about 20 minutes. Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use. When marking and cutting the new pieces of laminate i made sure to leave at least an inch sometimes more of extra laminate on all areas around the edges. Laminate sheets are easy to attach to plywood for a quick countertop solution.

Glue and nail together two layers of inch thick particleboard to create a substrate for counter. Coat the countertop surface with contact cement too. Allow the adhesive surfaces to dry to the touch.