Laminate countertops are made up of thin layers of plastic and the laminate is bonded to particleboard for making the surface solid for the laminate countertop. Different types of textures, patterns, and colors in a wide range are available for the laminate counter. Laminate countertop is mostly placed in kitchens and gets damaged with sharp things like kitchen knife while cutting vegetables and fruits directly on the countertop and also get stains from tea, coffee, and juice, etc. Replacing the laminate countertop is recommended when it gets damage and stains.
Step By Step Process To Secure The Laminate Countertop To Cabinets
Before securing the laminate countertop to base cabinets, you have to first scribe, trim, test fit, and apply any end caps to the countertops, as well as the glue has to set at any mitered corners. Follow the below-mentioned easy steps in order to attach laminate countertop to base cabinets:
- First of all, take the countertop pieces & place them on the base cabinets.
- The next step is to put or spread a bead of silicone caulk or construction adhesive through the uppermost edge of all the cabinet parts that take hold of the countertop. Overturn a straight countertop in order to apply the adhesive. Place, fit, or push shims underneath a mitered countertop instead of attempting to overturn it, doing so is easier and is unlikely to break the glue joint. The caulk or adhesive will take hold of all the parts in place after it dries.
- After that, take down the countertop back into place or get rid of the shims. Put down pressure sticks separating from each other nearly 12 to 18 inches, which in turn will assist the adhesive stick or secure the countertop to the cabinets at the rear edge and then apply clamps to the front side. However, you need to position the pressure sticks through the back corners, where the corner blocks are actually situated, in order to get the countertop fixed tightly.
- Now, it is time to fasten or close securely any gap betwixt the backsplash and the wall or through the edges and the wall with a clear silicone acrylic caulk.
- Finally, install the cabinet doors and bring the drawers back in place. If in case you are planning to paint the walls and you want to paint the clear caulk, then it is important that the label says it can be painted. The majority of the silicone acrylic caulk is paintable, whereas regular silicone caulk isn’t.