Install Tile Over Laminate Countertop

Ceramic or natural tile can be applied over an old laminate countertop but prep work can be difficult especially with rolled edges.

Install tile over laminate countertop.

Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use. 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. Sometimes it s simpler to start fresh. If your counter has.

To square off the corners of the round cornered laminate countertop mark a line 3 1 4 in from edge. Begin placing the tile from the center of the counter out pressing back and forth and side to side on each tile to secure the thinset. And it saved some money as well. Installing granite tile countertops over laminate.

Mix the thinset in a large bucket and spread it about 1 8 inch thick over the entire laminate surface. Step 3 laying the tile. The good news is that granite makes a beautiful and durable countertop. The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement.

Use a trowel to create beads all through the adhesive. Installing the new laminate right over the old made this project go so much faster than having to build all new countertops from scratch. While not a perfect solution to all of your countertop woes tiling over laminate just might be the fast inexpensive solution you need to carry your kitchen through for a few more years or to aid in a house sale. A laminate countertop is an acceptable base for ceramic tile but think carefully before you attempt it.

If the laminate and substrate are in good condition you can tile directly on top of the laminate.