Tile Over Laminate Kitchen Countertops

Remember the thickness of the tile should match the thickness of the profile.

Tile over laminate kitchen countertops. Cover the laminate optional. 3 8 spacing with 3 8 notched trowel. Spread glue on the countertop with a notched towel starting at the outer edge. In my case the tile was 3 4 so the trim supported 3 4 tile.

Mix the thinset in a large bucket and spread it about 1 8 inch thick over the entire laminate surface. Tile and natural stone as well as other laminate surfaces can serve as an adequate base for your laminate tiles. While the point of installing tile over laminate is to cover up the poor laminate there is a limit as to how bad that laminate can be. As long as the surface is flat solid and well mounted you can go right over the.

For granite tiles you will want a square 1 4 inch notch. To square off the corners of the round cornered laminate countertop mark a line 3 1 4 in from edge. If the countertop is delaminating in areas the tile will not hold. Use contact cement to reapply the laminate so that it firmly sticks to the mdf.

To complete the undermount look apply thin set to the schluter tile edging trimand place the tile into the trim edging. Begin placing the tile from the center of the counter out pressing back and forth and side to side on each tile to secure the thinset. Clamp the level down to use as a cutting guide image 1.