Install Laminate Over Tile Countertop

Use your router to cut off the overhanging laminate.

Install laminate over tile countertop.

Nearly any type of counter can be overlaid as long as it is strong enough to support the overlay. As long as you have a strong stable counter you can lay the overlay slabs directly on top. Post form countertops are made in standard sized lengths and come pre assembled complete with backsplash. The techniques for installing a countertop with a backsplash are the same.

Hold the laminate piece for the vertical front edge in front of the section where it s going lining it up without letting it touch with an inch overhang all around. If the tiles aren t flat you need to level the floor using leveling compound. Set it against the countertop. A laminate countertop is an acceptable base for ceramic tile but think carefully before you attempt it.

You should install an underlayment before laying the floor but you may need to install transition strips. We ordered countertops without a backsplash because we wanted the wall tile to rest on the countertop. Predrilling would be involved. Clamp the level down to use as a cutting guide image 1.

To square off the corners of the round cornered laminate countertop mark a line 3 1 4 in from edge. If your counter has curved edges as most do you ll have to grind off the raised bead at the lip with a belt sander and you won t be able to tile the backsplash without cutting off the curved top edge. The plywood could be installed over the tile with liquid nails adhesive and a tek screw that could go through the tile and into the substrate. But you ll have to cut a larger hole in the drywall to tilt the countertop in photo 4.

Press it in place using your laminate roller. Tile laminate stainless steel granite quartz concrete and wood. To prep the countertop to receive the tile round corners need to be squared off and the countertop surface has to be sanded to provide a better surface for the tile adhesive. Install a laminate countertop to refresh your kitchen or bath s appearance.

The screw heads should be countersunk and then filled and sanded smooth. As long as the surface. You can build a laminate countertop from scratch or purchase a pre manufactured countertop which is called a post form countertop. Install over existing countertops for ease of installation.

The other difference is in cutting the sink hole.