Installing Laminate Sheet Edge Or Top First

Use a slitter for narrow strips a laminate slitter 140 at online retailers is almost a must for cutting thin laminate strips.

Installing laminate sheet edge or top first.

This this order of installation allows the plastic laminate on the table top to cover the seam at the top of the drip edge giving a cleaner look and better protection of the corner seam between the countertop and drip edge. 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. Use the factory edge of the laminate sheet for those edges. 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. This is just standard procedure when installing laminate. Slide out dowels starting at center one at a time while pressing down the laminate. This will cause it to burn or mark.

Then pull out the center dowel and press down firmly. But i did want to pass along a couple of tips that we learned. Cut any narrow strips first before rough cutting the large kitchen. You do not want the iron to be in direct contact with the laminate edge strip.

The drip edge or edge of the countertop or table top are installed first before the table top. File the edges of the top laminate smooth. Work your way to the ends pulling out the dowels and pressing the laminate down. Place several wood dowels across cemented substrate then lay laminate on top.

Trim the overhanging edges of the top laminate using a trim router. Transfer the dimensions to your laminate sheets adding an inch all around to each section. How to install laminate countertop sheet. Glue laminate your edge strips.

Cut out the pieces using a razor knife. Place a scrap rag or dish cloth over the laminate edge strip. 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 j roller to press laminate into the cement.

The classic method of dealing with unfinished countertop edges is known as edge banding and the most common form of banding are strips of the same laminate used for the top. If installing new sheet laminate over old laminate material first thoroughly sand and clean the old surface. Give the previous step 15 minutes of so for the carpenters glue to harden. 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.