Applying Laminate To Countertop

Attaching laminate yourself can be a little risky but you ll save yourself a nice chunk of money if you go this route.

Applying laminate to countertop.

Liquid contact cement is the best adhesive for bonding plastic laminate. The contractor was doubtful about it. Laminate is not just for countertops. You can get your cabinets prefabricated and screw them in or you can laminate wood countertops yourself.

Here are some things you will need to know before beginning. Allow the adhesive surfaces to dry to the touch. Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use. Many of them had marble on the counter and backsplash.

Apply a thin even coating of cement to both the substrate and the laminate using a foam paint roller. Its not as hard as it may sound i promise. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to laminate a countertop. When applying contact cement be sure to wear gloves and protect your worktable from.

For areas where a backsplash is required a post formed factory built countertop may be more suitable but for many applications a do it yourself top will work well offering you more flexibility and the satisfaction of doing the job yourself. I copied that but of course mine is not the real thing. The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement. Decide how large the counter top or work top will be.

Glue and nail together two layers of inch thick particleboard to create a substrate for counter. Spend some time planning your project. Careful measuring is the most critical step in any countertop installation. I successfully applied it to the side table of my grill and will be applying it to the top of a cabinet i am building.

Apply contact cement on the backs of the laminate pieces with a brush. Rough cut laminate pieces to size using a trim router fitted with a inch carbide tipped straight cutter. The most accurate method is to order the countertops from cabinet. There are a couple of different methods used to install laminate countertops.

As a teenager i cleaned houses for wealthy people in their old victorian mansions. Countertop fabricators and retailers may ask for different information so first ask for measuring instructions from your supplier. It takes about 20 minutes. Originally posted 2012 11 02 08 00 11.

Draw a sketch and measure carefully.