How To Make Bullnose Laminate Countertop: Step By Step Process To Install Bullnose On Countertop

Step By Step Process To Custom Install Bullnose On Laminate Countertops

The hardwood fascia looks better more than anything. The fascia is the parallel piece around the perimeter of your cabinets over the doors as well as drawers. It is generally made from 3/4 by 1-1/2-inch pine. There is laminate that is glued to the front, however, you can replace it with hardwood bullnose in order to give your cabinets the appearance of craftsmanship. You only need minimal woodworking talents as well as a few ordinary tools when it comes to updating your cabinets in a single afternoon. In order to custom install bullnose on laminate countertops, go through the below-mentioned step by step process carefully:

Step 1: Loosen The Laminate

First of all, place, fit, or push the sharp end of a putty knife betwixt the laminate and the pine fascia board. Push it up from the bottom as far as possible. Pry out firmly in order to loosen the laminate. As the laminate loosens, move the knife smoothly sideways & keep cutting the glue.

Step 2: Pry Off The Laminate

Pry the laminate off with the help of a screwdriver if it gets stubborn. It is fine if it breaks, as you won't be using it again. If it won't budge, then you need to squirt some acetone up underneath the crack using a bottle having a narrow tip. Keep prying using the knife and screwdriver as long as you have removed all the laminate from the fascia board.

Step 3: Scrape Remaining Glue From The Fascia

Scrape any remaining glue (contact cement) from the fascia with the help of the side of the putty knife. When it comes to stubborn glue apply acetone to it. As soon as it turns to gel, scrape it off. Calculate or compute from the corner nearest the center, generally, where the sink is, to the nearest outside corner through the fascia board

Step 4: Place The Mitered Bullnose On The Fascia Board

Move the blade of a miter saw back & forth to 45 degrees. Position a piece of 3/4 by 1-1/4-inch bullnose on the miter saw with the flat side in opposition to the fence. Trim an inside miter on one end. Inside miters have the angle positioning towards you when you cut it. Position the mitered bullnose on the fascia board as if it were already installed. There will be an inconsiderable lip at the top where the countertop fascia expands over the edge of the bullnose.

Step 5: Cut The Bullnose At The Pencil Line

Move a pencil smoothly across the back of the fascia where it stretches past the corner. This is the short point of another miter cut, which is an outside miter. Move the miter saw 45 degrees on the opposite side, before cutting the bullnose at the pencil line, which is the short point of the miter.

Step 6: Place Bullnose On The Fascia Board

Spread glue to the back of the bullnose before placing it on the fascia board with the inside miter tight into the corner as well as the top flush and tight against the underside of the lip at the top. Using a pin nailer with 1-1/4 inch pin nails, move nails spaced 8 inches apart across the center of the bullnose.

Step 7: Measurements

Calculate the distance betwixt the short point of the inside miter as well as the next corner. Mark the calculations on another piece of bullnose. If it is an inside corner, then you need to trim an inside miter. If it is an outside corner, then trim an outside miter. Continue around the perimeter of the cabinets, calculating and cutting appropriate miters and nailing on each piece in succession before moving to the next piece. When you come to the wall, trim the end of the bullnose off square.

Step 8: Sand The Bullnose Smooth

Fill all the nail holes as well as mitered corners with plastic wood dough with the help of a putty knife. Sand the bullnose smooth as well as round the corners using a hand sanding block having 100-grit sandpaper when the wood dough is dry. There will still be a very inconsiderable lip at the top. Scrub it off flush with the bullnose by sanding crossways across it as long as it is flush with the edge of the bullnose. Its fine to sand a slight angle on it. Sand everything again but this time using 180-grit sandpaper. Finish the custom bullnose using Danish oil stain. Wipe it on with a soft cloth, wait five minutes before wiping it off. Wait overnight before you apply another coat. Apply Danish oil at regular intervals every six months when it comes to permanent protection.