How To Install Kitchen Countertop Laminate Sheets

If you need to make a cut out for the sink and range top use the old laminate countertop as a guide.

How to install kitchen countertop laminate sheets.

The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement. Up to 4 1 4 in. 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. 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.

If you do this yourself rather than purchasing p. Materials needed for installing laminate sheets. Center it and trace the outline. It has an adjustable guide so you can cut strips ranging in width from 1 2 in.

How to install laminate countertop sheet. Post form countertops are made in standard sized lengths and come pre assembled complete with backsplash. Laminate sheet wider and longer than your countertop. Lay a laminate sheet on top of a section of your counter.

Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to install sheet laminate on wood to create a countertop surface. You can build a laminate countertop from scratch or purchase a pre manufactured countertop which is called a post form countertop. Line up your laminate sheet so that it s sticking past your countertop. If your sink or range top did not come with a template set the item upside down on top of the new countertop.

1 wooden dowels cut slightly longer than the width of your countertop. Use a slitter for narrow strips a laminate slitter 140 at online retailers is almost a must for cutting thin laminate strips. Table saw circular saw or track saw for cutting laminate sheets. I went with this matte white formica sheet for my workbench.

Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use. Cut any narrow strips first before rough cutting the large kitchen. If you re installing a new sink or range top use the template that comes in the box.