Installing Laminate Kitchen Countertop Sheets

Table saw circular saw or track saw for cutting laminate sheets.

Installing laminate kitchen countertop sheets.

Center it and trace the outline. 4 foam paint roller. Cut any narrow strips first before rough cutting the large kitchen. Materials needed for installing laminate sheets.

Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use. It has an adjustable guide so you can cut strips ranging in width from 1 2 in. Laminate sheet wider and longer than your countertop. 1 wooden dowels cut slightly longer than the width of your countertop.

Up to 4 1 4 in. Use a slitter for narrow strips a laminate slitter 140 at online retailers is almost a must for cutting thin laminate strips. If your sink or range top did not come with a template set the item upside down on top of the new countertop. If you need to make a cut out for the sink and range top use the old laminate countertop as a guide.

The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement.