Installing Laminate Countertop Sheets

Install a laminate countertop to refresh your kitchen or bath s appearance.

Installing laminate countertop sheets.

You can really get the look you want solids metallics multicolored even soft pinks and bright reds. The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement. Some laminate sheets can even mimic more expensive stone countertops. 4 foam paint roller.

1 wooden dowels cut slightly longer than the width of your countertop. 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. How to install laminate countertop sheet.

Use a slitter for narrow strips a laminate slitter 140 at online retailers is almost a must for cutting thin laminate strips. Post form countertops are made in standard sized lengths and come pre assembled complete with backsplash. Up to 4 1 4 in. Table saw circular saw or track saw for cutting laminate sheets.

I went with this matte white formica sheet for my workbench. Materials needed for installing laminate sheets. 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. Choose surface designs like stone look patterns abstract and wood laminate.

You can build a laminate countertop from scratch or purchase a pre manufactured countertop which is called a post form countertop. Laminate sheet wider and longer than your countertop.