Thinset Concrete Over Laminate Countertops

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Thinset concrete over laminate countertops.

Here s a pic of the original counters if you haven t seen it yet check out the how to post for concrete countertops over laminate to install your own counter. Easy diy concrete countertops over existing laminate countertops for a beautiful industrial look in your diy kitchen renovation. We concrete d our kitchen s laminate counters. May 8 2017 at 7 43 pm.

Diy feather finish concrete countertops three years later. You read that correct. All opinion are 100 my own. Enter to win a free countertop refinishing system kit here for those of you who don t know we bought our first home several months ago.

I decided to give these a shot mostly because i didn t have the money yet to go full on with new counters and didn t. After i was happy with the final results i sealed it with a concrete sealer. I m going to share how we did it with you the good and the bad because i want you to be able to learn from our mistakes. I am thrilled with the way this diy concrete countertops using self leveling cement turned out.

We did this to our kitchen countertops which were laminate almost 3 years ago and honestly they have held up. Victoria i would take the tile off and sand down the thinset that is under the tiles so that it s not such a rough surface and will adhere better. Setting tile on laminate. We re really happy with how they turned out.

It s a lovely 50 s era single level house. A laminate countertop is an acceptable base for ceramic tile but think carefully before you attempt it. It does kind of feel like you are icing a cake but it also reminded me of using spackle to patch a hole in a wall you use the same type of motion. Use the tools to spread a thin layer of concrete over the top of your countertop.

There are a ton of different sealers available on the market. 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. So we did it. July 27 2015 by bethany 14 comments.

If you are going to be using the countertop for food prep i would recommend a food safe sealer. Concrete countertops over existing laminate.