Applying Laminate Sheets To Countertops

Once you ve coated the back of the laminate sheet move it aside and apply contact cement to the countertop the same way.

Applying laminate sheets to countertops.

Lay a laminate sheet on top of a section of your counter. Liquid contact cement is the best adhesive for bonding plastic laminate. Rough cut laminate pieces to size using a trim router fitted with a inch carbide tipped straight cutter. Some laminate sheets can even mimic more expensive stone countertops.

Laminate sheets are easy to attach to plywood for a quick countertop solution. Line up your laminate sheet so that it s sticking past your countertop. Laminate sheets are an inexpensive way to add a tough waterproof surface to your countertops and table tops. 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.

Glue and nail together two layers of inch thick particleboard to create a substrate for counter. You can really get the look you want solids metallics multicolored even soft pinks and bright reds. It takes about 20 minutes. So i bought three new 4 by 8 foot sheets of laminate and went to work.

The laminate installation includes seaming two pieces of laminate together cutting laminate attac. Apply a thin even coating of cement to both the substrate and the laminate using a foam paint roller. The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement. 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.

Choose surface designs like stone look patterns abstract and wood laminate. Allow the adhesive surfaces to dry to the touch. Cut scribe and trim new laminate pieces. Here s how to.

We bought a 5 x 12 piece of laminate which was enough for my mom s entire kitchen. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to laminate a countertop. This kitchen had three separate countertops at various heights and locations around the kitchen. Apply contact cement on the backs of the laminate pieces with a brush.

Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use. Laminate sheets come in every color and pattern imaginable. How to install new sheet laminate over an old countertop.