Tile Over Formica Countertops

Plan your tile on the countertop.

Tile over formica countertops.

Four inch square ceramic tile likely will not perfectly fit your countertop depth. Tile mastic doesn t stick well to formica and other laminates and the manufacturers won t warranty it if you try. Clear the formica tile surface. How to put tile over a formica backsplash 1.

Wash down the formica backsplash with a grease removing cleanser and a scrub brush. Rough up the backsplash until the plastic is. The most cost effective solution in terms of time and money is a peel and stick product. Clear the surface where the old formica tile is in order to make way for the new replacement tiles.

Sand the formica using an orbital sander and coarse grained sandpaper. As long as your existing backsplash is in good condition it s a good candidate for this. So you will want the uncut tile to be in the front with cut tiles in back. How to install tiles over formica.

Make sure the backsplash area is. I actually have and then one key thing is that you really want to scuff up the formica before you go ahead and put the tile mastic or the tile adhesive onto the formica because you need to sort of grit it up and scratch it up so that it has some area for the adhesive to really stick to it and grip into it rather than just sort of sitting on top where it could kind of crack away.