Build Counter Out Of Laminate Flooring

Countertops include kitchen countertops laundry tops island tops bar tops stand alone entryway tops and bathroom countertops among others.

Build counter out of laminate flooring. This is a guide about using laminate flooring for countertops. But it will keep water out and make it food safe. I came across this when looking for advice on building a base for a countertop made from wood flooring. That was the price of the flooring and we had the rest of the materials on hand but if we didn t the total cost would have still only been about 60.

We used the floor of the sunroom until it was finished then we used the floor of the garage. I love the look of concrete countertops but hubby vetoed them. Find a large flat surface to lay your countertop out on. Reply was this helpful.

If you have leftover laminate flooring you might be wondering if it can be used on countertops. You can choose between using flooring reclaimed wood or wooden boards for your countertop depending upon the look and availability of the wood. By grandma j 54 posts 1 071 comments march 23 2013 0 found this helpful. However we have made a few countertops out of wood flooring instead with great results.

Creating a countertop requires some basic home improvement skills such as accurate measuring sawing gluing and sanding. How to redo countertops with floor laminate tiles. Use trim router or table saw to cut 2 inch wide strips of laminate for covering the edges of the 1 inch thick counter. Using the dimensions of the countertop you plan to make lay out the wood with all pieces facing the same direction fitting it together like a puzzle so that you know where everything goes.

Lay plastic laminate sheet on top of counter and make a rough cut with a laminate router. Use a block plane to trim the build up strips flush with the counter edges. Said they were too likely to stain too rustic and too trendy. Making a countertop was slightly more work but the total cost was only 11.

If we had ordered laminate countertops from home depot it still would have been about 1800. Next we looked at laminate countertops.