Thinset Concrete Over Laminate Countertops

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.

Thinset concrete over laminate countertops.

So we did it. May 8 2017 at 7 43 pm. You read that correct. We concrete d our kitchen s laminate counters.

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. 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. 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. We got all sorts of crazy and decided to pour concrete right over the laminate counters in our kitchen.

A laminate countertop is an acceptable base for ceramic tile but think carefully before you attempt it. 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. July 27 2015 by bethany 14 comments. 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.

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. This post is sponsored by encore. 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. 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.

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. All opinion are 100 my own. 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. There are a ton of different sealers available on the market. After i was happy with the final results i sealed it with a concrete sealer. I am thrilled with the way this diy concrete countertops using self leveling cement turned out.

We re really happy with how they turned out. Setting tile on laminate.