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. Laminate countertops suffering from outdated colors or patterns deep knife cuts water damage or staining might also need replacing. They may also be an outdated color installed during a period that will date the rest of the kitchen. While not a perfect solution to all of your countertop woes tiling over laminate just might be the fast inexpensive solution you need to carry your kitchen through for a few more years or to aid in a house sale. If the laminate and substrate are in good condition you can tile directly on top of the laminate.
Clamp the level down to use as a cutting guide image 1. To square off the corners of the round cornered laminate countertop mark a line 3 1 4 in from edge. Homeowners remove tile countertops for a number of reasons. One alternative to full countertop replacement is to tile over the laminate.
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.