How To Install Kitchen Countertop Laminate Sheets

Lay a laminate sheet on top of a section of your counter.

How to install kitchen countertop laminate sheets.

Line up your laminate sheet so that it s sticking past your countertop. Laminate sheet wider and longer than your countertop. Materials needed for installing laminate sheets. If you need to make a cut out for the sink and range top use the old laminate countertop as a guide.

You can build a laminate countertop from scratch or purchase a pre manufactured countertop which is called a post form countertop. If installing new sheet laminate over old laminate material first thoroughly sand and clean the old surface. 1 wooden dowels cut slightly longer than the width of your countertop. 4 foam paint roller.

It has an adjustable guide so you can cut strips ranging in width from 1 2 in. If your sink or range top did not come with a template set the item upside down on top of the new countertop. If you re installing a new sink or range top use the template that comes in the box. I went with this matte white formica sheet for my workbench.

Up to 4 1 4 in. Use a slitter for narrow strips a laminate slitter 140 at online retailers is almost a must for cutting thin laminate strips. If you do this yourself rather than purchasing p. Center it and trace the outline.

Install a laminate countertop to refresh your kitchen or bath s appearance. Cut any narrow strips first before rough cutting the large kitchen. How to install laminate countertop sheet. 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.

The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement. Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use. Post form countertops are made in standard sized lengths and come pre assembled complete with backsplash.