Attaching A Laminate Countertop To Cabinet

This project guide provides step by step instructions for installing a post form laminate countertop.

Attaching a laminate countertop to cabinet.

Steel angles with 5 8 in. Two preferred methods are described below. Attach the countertops to the cabinets. Once the fit is confirmed the seams can be joined with butterfly clamps biscuit joiners and glue.

Screw the countertop to the cabinet sides using 1 1 2 in. Though most of the. Finish securing the laminate countertop to the cabinets with screws making sure the screw is long enough to hold securely but not so long as to puncture the top surface. After you ve scribed trimmed test fitted and applied any end caps to the countertops and the glue has set at any mitered corners you can begin the job of securing your countertops to the base cabinets.

Both methods cause the least amount of damage to cabinets the next time new countertops are installed. Step 12 to secure your new laminate countertop drill through the build up strips or add angle brackets inside your cabinets. For a tight fit screw the angles to the cabinet first and then draw the top down to meet the steel angle with the second screw. When you measure for your countertop be sure to include the counter overhang which is usually between 3 4 1 inch in front and on open ends.

Method 2 describes how to attach countertops with screws to corner blocks. To install a laminate countertop in your kitchen you should start by dry fitting it to the cabinets. The point where two counters meet in a corner must be square. Follow these steps to attach it.