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.

This kitchen had three separate countertops at various heights and locations around the kitchen. Some laminate sheets can even mimic more expensive stone countertops. Laminate sheets come in every color and pattern imaginable. Laminate sheets are easy to attach to plywood for a quick countertop solution.

Here s how to. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to laminate a countertop. Choose surface designs like stone look patterns abstract and wood laminate. Allow the adhesive surfaces to dry to the touch.

You can really get the look you want solids metallics multicolored even soft pinks and bright reds. Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use. Coat the countertop surface with contact cement too. We bought a 5 x 12 piece of laminate which was enough for my mom s entire kitchen.

Lay a laminate sheet on top of a section of your counter. Line up your laminate sheet so that it s sticking past your countertop. Liquid contact cement is the best adhesive for bonding plastic laminate. 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. Apply a thin even coating of cement to both the substrate and the laminate using a foam paint roller. Rough cut laminate pieces to size using a trim router fitted with a inch carbide tipped straight cutter. When applying contact cement be sure to wear gloves and protect your worktable from.

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. Apply contact cement on the backs of the laminate pieces with a brush. How to install new sheet laminate over an old countertop. Once you ve coated the back of the laminate sheet move it aside and apply contact cement to the countertop the same way.

Cut scribe and trim new laminate pieces. 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. So i bought three new 4 by 8 foot sheets of laminate and went to work.