Installing Laminate Countertop Sheets

Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use.

Installing laminate countertop sheets.

Materials needed for installing laminate sheets. You can build a laminate countertop from scratch or purchase a pre manufactured countertop which is called a post form countertop. It has an adjustable guide so you can cut strips ranging in width from 1 2 in. The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement.

Table saw circular saw or track saw for cutting laminate sheets. Choose surface designs like stone look patterns abstract and wood laminate. 4 foam paint roller. Up to 4 1 4 in.

I went with this matte white formica sheet for my workbench. 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. How to install laminate countertop sheet. Some laminate sheets can even mimic more expensive stone countertops.

If installing new sheet laminate over old laminate material first thoroughly sand and clean the old surface. Use a slitter for narrow strips a laminate slitter 140 at online retailers is almost a must for cutting thin laminate strips. Laminate sheet wider and longer than your countertop. Laminate sheets come in every color and pattern imaginable.

You can really get the look you want solids metallics multicolored even soft pinks and bright reds. Cut any narrow strips first before rough cutting the large kitchen.