Installing New Laminate Sheets

1 wooden dowels cut slightly longer than the width of your countertop.

Installing new laminate sheets.

Use the factory edge of the laminate sheet for those edges. Post form countertops are made in standard sized lengths and come pre assembled complete with backsplash. Laminate sheet wider and longer than your countertop. I went with this matte white formica sheet for my workbench.

And it saved some money as well. Table saw circular saw or track saw for cutting laminate sheets. Then we ll show you how to complete your kitchen transformation by installing a new sink and faucet. Cut out the pieces using a razor knife.

4 foam paint roller. We definitely learned some tricks along the way so i wanted to pass those along to you in case you have a laminate countertop that could use a refresh but you don t want to. 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. Find laminate sheets at lowe s today.

In the first part of this article we ll show you how to take out your old countertops and install new plastic laminate countertops. This kitchen had three separate countertops at various heights and. Transfer the dimensions to your laminate sheets adding an inch all around to each section. Installing the new laminate right over the old made this project go so much faster than having to build all new countertops from scratch.

Our countertop installation is a little tricky because the sink section has to fit between two end walls. You can build a laminate countertop from scratch or purchase a pre manufactured countertop which is called a post form countertop. For the back edge of the top piece of laminate and any other part that will butt against a wall don t leave an overhang. Materials needed for installing laminate sheets.

The easiest way to install new formica is with a formica sheet kit.