Thinset Concrete Over Laminate Countertops

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.

Thinset concrete over laminate countertops.

After i was happy with the final results i sealed it with a concrete sealer. 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. 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.

There are a ton of different sealers available on the market. 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. 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.

All opinion are 100 my own. This post is sponsored by encore. Easy diy concrete countertops over existing laminate countertops for a beautiful industrial look in your diy kitchen renovation. We did this to our kitchen countertops which were laminate almost 3 years ago and honestly they have held up.

We re really happy with how they turned out. Concrete countertops over existing laminate. May 8 2017 at 7 43 pm. We concrete d our kitchen s laminate counters.

Use the tools to spread a thin layer of concrete over the top of your countertop. Diy feather finish concrete countertops three years later. Concrete countertops are on trend right now for many people even replacing the granite that was the elite countertop material of choice for the last 10 20 y. 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.

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 am thrilled with the way this diy concrete countertops using self leveling cement turned out. 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. You read that correct.

July 27 2015 by bethany 14 comments. So we did it.