Installing Laminate Sheet Edge Or Top First

How to install laminate countertop sheet.

Installing laminate sheet edge or top first. Work your way to the ends pulling out the dowels and pressing the laminate down. 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. Transfer the dimensions to your laminate sheets adding an inch all around to each section. Trim the overhanging edges of the top laminate using a trim router.

It has an adjustable guide so you can cut strips ranging in width from 1 2 in. Slide out dowels starting at center one at a time while pressing down the laminate. Cut any narrow strips first before rough cutting the large kitchen. Place several wood dowels across cemented substrate then lay laminate on top.

Use j roller to press laminate into the cement. Place a scrap rag or dish cloth over the laminate edge strip. The drip edge or edge of the countertop or table top are installed first before the table top. Then pull out the center dowel and press down firmly.

If installing new sheet laminate over old laminate material first thoroughly sand and clean the old surface. Install and trim the edges first. File the edges of the top laminate smooth. Install the edges first.

Place the laminate sheet on top of the dowels and roll them around to adjust the positioning until it overhangs slightly on all sides. 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. First in order to get the laminate to bend around the curves we used a hair dryer on the hottest setting to made the laminate a bit more pliable.

Give the previous step 15 minutes of so for the carpenters glue to harden. This is just standard procedure when installing laminate. But i did want to pass along a couple of tips that we learned. 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.

Use the factory edge of the laminate sheet for those edges. You do not want the iron to be in direct contact with the laminate edge strip. Cut out the pieces using a razor knife. This will cause it to burn or mark.