Applying Laminate Sheets To Countertops

Allow the adhesive surfaces to dry to the touch.

Applying laminate sheets to countertops.

We bought a 5 x 12 piece of laminate which was enough for my mom s entire kitchen. When applying contact cement be sure to wear gloves and protect your worktable from. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva explains how to laminate a countertop. The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement.

Glue and nail together two layers of inch thick particleboard to create a substrate for counter. Cut scribe and trim new laminate pieces. Laminate sheets are an inexpensive way to add a tough waterproof surface to your countertops and table tops. 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.

When marking and cutting the new pieces of laminate i made sure to leave at least an inch sometimes more of extra laminate on all areas around the edges. Rough cut laminate pieces to size using a trim router fitted with a inch carbide tipped straight cutter. 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. You can really get the look you want solids metallics multicolored even soft pinks and bright reds.

So i bought three new 4 by 8 foot sheets of laminate and went to work. Choose surface designs like stone look patterns abstract and wood laminate. Apply contact cement on the backs of the laminate pieces with a brush. Lay a laminate sheet on top of a section of your counter.

Apply a thin even coating of cement to both the substrate and the laminate using a foam paint roller. Here s how to. This kitchen had three separate countertops at various heights and locations around the kitchen. How to install new sheet laminate over an old countertop.

Once you ve coated the back of the laminate sheet move it aside and apply contact cement to the countertop the same way. It takes about 20 minutes. Some laminate sheets can even mimic more expensive stone countertops. Laminate sheets come in every color and pattern imaginable.

Liquid contact cement is the best adhesive for bonding plastic laminate. The laminate installation includes seaming two pieces of laminate together cutting laminate attac. Line up your laminate sheet so that it s sticking past your countertop.