I am thrilled with the way this diy concrete countertops using self leveling cement turned out.
Thinset concrete over laminate countertops.
If you are going to be using the countertop for food prep i would recommend a food safe sealer.
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.
Use the tools to spread a thin layer of concrete over the top of your countertop.
It s a lovely 50 s era single level house.
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.
We got all sorts of crazy and decided to pour concrete right over the laminate counters in our kitchen.
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.
We concrete d our kitchen s laminate counters.
Concrete countertops over existing laminate.
So we did 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.
Diy feather finish concrete countertops three years later.
A laminate countertop is an acceptable base for ceramic tile but think carefully before you attempt it.
July 27 2015 by bethany 14 comments.
Setting tile on laminate.
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.
There are a ton of different sealers available on the market.
You read that correct.
We did this to our kitchen countertops which were laminate almost 3 years ago and honestly they have held up.
May 8 2017 at 7 43 pm.
All opinion are 100 my own.
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Sherry shared this quick peek at our first coat in friday s post and we re back with the final results the details of how we got there and an in action video to hopefully help explain the process.
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.