Removing Laminate Backsplash From Countertop

Normally the backsplash is cut before it is installed.

Removing laminate backsplash from countertop. The backsplash can range in height from a several inches to a few feet. How to remove laminate from a black splash. That s more difficult to remove because you can t access the screws to remove the plywood from the wall. It s a few inches high to serve as a backsplash for your wall.

Backsplashes protect the wall behind countertops while adding an aesthetic touch to the kitchen. If you re replacing with a stone countertop remove the sub top by removing the screws images 1 3. It s typically the same laminate used on. Backsplash laminate is installed to protect walls and provide a finishing touch to countertop installations.

How to remove a laminate backsplash it took us a little while to figure out what the heck we were doing here so if you are reading this you will be ahead of us. If you d prefer a ceramic backsplash instead one that descends to the surface level of the laminate countertop remove the laminate ridge to make room. A laminate countertop should be accompanied by a laminate backsplash. Preformed laminate countertops come with a slight upward rising ridge in the rear.

First carefully pry the tile running up the backsplash away from the wall. Remove the rounded bullnose tile along the front of the countertop. In other instances plywood is drilled to the wall then the laminate backsplash is glued to the top of the plywood. There are typically three types.

If you re replacing with another laminate countertop keep the sub top attached. Remove each tile from a tile countertop. Remove the tile from the surface of the countertop with a flat chisel. Now you re ready to install new kitchen countertops.

It helps if you understand this it appears that our backspash was a 1 4 piece of wood screwed into the wall and then covered with plastic. This frees the countertop and also reduces its weight making it much easier to lift out. Expect a tedious messy project when you remove a laminate backsplash.