Applying Laminate Sheets To Countertops

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

Applying laminate sheets to countertops.

You can really get the look you want solids metallics multicolored even soft pinks and bright reds. Apply contact cement on the backs of the laminate pieces with a brush. Lay a laminate sheet on top of a section of your counter. Choose surface designs like stone look patterns abstract and wood laminate.

Laminate sheets are an inexpensive way to add a tough waterproof surface to your countertops and table tops. Coat the countertop surface with contact cement too. 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. We bought a 5 x 12 piece of laminate which was enough for my mom s entire kitchen.

So i bought three new 4 by 8 foot sheets of laminate and went to work. Here s how to. Cut scribe and trim new laminate pieces. Liquid contact cement is the best adhesive for bonding plastic laminate.

Laminate sheets come in every color and pattern imaginable. It takes about 20 minutes. 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. The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement.

Rough cut laminate pieces to size using a trim router fitted with a inch carbide tipped straight cutter. The laminate installation includes seaming two pieces of laminate together cutting laminate attac. When applying contact cement be sure to wear gloves and protect your worktable from. Laminate sheets are easy to attach to plywood for a quick countertop solution.

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. Apply a thin even coating of cement to both the substrate and the laminate using a foam paint roller. This kitchen had three separate countertops at various heights and locations around the kitchen. Once you ve coated the back of the laminate sheet move it aside and apply contact cement to the countertop the same way.

In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to laminate a countertop. How to install new sheet laminate over an old countertop. Line up your laminate sheet so that it s sticking past your countertop.