How To Install Kitchen Countertop Laminate Sheets

Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use.

How to install kitchen countertop laminate sheets.

The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement. How to install laminate countertop sheet. Up to 4 1 4 in. 4 foam paint roller.

It has an adjustable guide so you can cut strips ranging in width from 1 2 in. If you do this yourself rather than purchasing p. Install a laminate countertop to refresh your kitchen or bath s appearance. Table saw circular saw or track saw for cutting laminate sheets.

If installing new sheet laminate over old laminate material first thoroughly sand and clean the old surface. If your sink or range top did not come with a template set the item upside down on top of the new countertop. Materials needed for installing laminate sheets. Line up your laminate sheet so that it s sticking past your countertop.

If you need to make a cut out for the sink and range top use the old laminate countertop as a guide. Post form countertops are made in standard sized lengths and come pre assembled complete with backsplash. 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. Lay a laminate sheet on top of a section of your counter.

Laminate sheet wider and longer than your countertop. You can build a laminate countertop from scratch or purchase a pre manufactured countertop which is called a post form countertop. Cut any narrow strips first before rough cutting the large kitchen. Use a slitter for narrow strips a laminate slitter 140 at online retailers is almost a must for cutting thin laminate strips.

I went with this matte white formica sheet for my workbench. 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. 1 wooden dowels cut slightly longer than the width of your countertop.