Replace Tile Countertop With Laminate

Tiles may be cracked or damaged or keeping the grout clean may have become too big a task.

Replace tile countertop with laminate.

They may also be an outdated color installed during a period that will date the rest of the kitchen. Homeowners remove tile countertops for a number of reasons. Both tile and laminate flooring planks can be installed over wood or concrete subfloors. To prep the countertop to receive the tile round corners need to be squared off and the countertop surface has to be sanded to provide a better surface for the tile adhesive.

Stone or solid surfacing countertops sporting deep cracks pitted areas and scorched marks are prime for replacing as are badly stained and broken ceramic tiled counters. To square off the corners of the round cornered laminate countertop mark a line 3 1 4 in from edge. One alternative to full countertop replacement is to tile over the laminate. If the laminate and substrate are in good condition you can tile directly on top of the laminate.

How to replace a cutout countertop laminate counters can become dull and scratched over time. Since you must level either type of subfloor before laying tile if you decide that you want to replace a tile floor with laminate flooring you won t need to do as much work to make sure the floor sits level.