Install Sheet Laminate Countertop

How to install new sheet laminate over an old countertop.

Install sheet laminate countertop.

Install a laminate countertop to refresh your kitchen or bath s appearance. It has an adjustable guide so you can cut strips ranging in width from 1 2 in. Center it and trace the outline. The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement.

The laminate installation includes seaming two pieces of laminate together cutting laminate attac. 1 wooden dowels cut slightly longer than the width of your countertop. Up to 4 1 4 in. Laminate sheet wider and longer than your countertop.

Installing the new laminate right over the old made this project go so much faster than having to build all new countertops from scratch. Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use. If your sink or range top did not come with a template set the item upside down on top of the new countertop. Post form countertops are made in standard sized lengths and come pre assembled complete with backsplash.

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. And it saved some money as well. Further customize and enhance your kitchen s functionality with our wide range of cutting boards cabinets backsplashes and wall tiles kitchen sinks kitchen faucets and installation accessories.

If you do this yourself rather than purchasing p. We offer a variety of laminate solid surface and quartz countertops as well as in stock laminate countertops to match any style. You can build a laminate countertop from scratch or purchase a pre manufactured countertop which is called a post form countertop. Table saw circular saw or track saw for cutting laminate sheets.

If you need to make a cut out for the sink and range top use the old laminate countertop as a guide. Transform your kitchen with new countertops from menards. 4 foam paint roller. Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to install sheet laminate on wood to create a countertop surface.

If installing new sheet laminate over old laminate material first thoroughly sand and clean the old surface. 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. Cut any narrow strips first before rough cutting the large kitchen. Materials needed for installing laminate sheets.