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style and fashion bath and showerHow do you replace laminate countertops with wood trim?
Wood trim adds a warm accent to laminate countertops, and it is easy to install. Select a piece of trim in the style you like, then cut it to size. Use finishing nails to attach the trim to the edge, then sand the trim to smooth away and sharp corners or rough edges.
Similarly, you may ask, how do you replace laminate countertops without removing them?
13 Ways to Transform Your Countertops Without Replacing Them
- Before you replace your dingy countertops
- Lay marble tiles on top of your counter.
- Get a marble-style look by layering concrete.
- Paint them to look like granite.
- Give them the brown paper bag treatment.
- Replace countertops with smooth concrete.
- Or coat them with a rough concrete cover.
- Change the color with tinted cement.
- Remove the disposal and drain trap and disconnect the water supply and drain lines to the area.
- Cut the sealant along the backsplash.
- Pull a little on the old top; it should come off in one piece.
- Cut the new countertop to length on the back side using a fine-tooth saw blade.
Herein, can you resurface laminate countertops?
Laminate Countertops – What is the countertop refinishing process? Laminate countertops can be painted or they can be refinished. Any type of enamel or latex paint can be sprayed or rolled onto a laminate countertop, but you'll be disappointed unless you have them professionally done.
Here are a few less expensive ways to update old counters.
- Give It a New Look with Paint.
- Skim-Coat Your Counters for a Faux Concrete Look.
- Make Your Own Solid Concrete Counters.
- Create Tile Countertops.
- Install Butcher Block.