Take your outdated kitchen counters from blah to beautiful. These countertop resurfacing projects are relatively easy. The process involves covering the existing surface with tile or sheet goods. In just a few hours or days, you can give your kitchen a whole new look at a fraction of the price of installing new counters.
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Resurfacing works best over smooth laminate. If you have tile or badly damaged surfaces, you’ll need to strip away the existing counter down to the particleboard underneath. Remove the sink before beginning; it can be replaced and caulked into the new surface later.
Relaminating
Love laminate but hate your current counter’s outdated style? Bring your kitchen into the modern age with countertop resurfacing by installing new laminate over the existing one.
- Sand the old laminate.
- Cut the new laminate to fit, leaving about an inch overhang in the front, and place it over the counters with dowel rods between the two surfaces.
- When the new piece is in the correct position, bond it to the old counter using contact cement, removing the dowels one at a time and pressing the laminate down as you go. Use a rolling pin to get rid of air bubbles.
- Remove the overhang with the edge of a power router. Affix precut plastic edge pieces and use clamps to hold the laminate in place until the glue has cured.
Granite Sheets
Get the look of granite at a fraction of the cost with an overlay, which is granite blended with polymer resin to create thin sheets. Professionals must do this countertop resurfacing project. The company will measure your counters, make a template, cut granite to fit, and install the sheets.
Although it’s more expensive than do-it-yourself solutions, granite overlay is about 20-30% less than new slab granite and can be installed much faster, with less mess. The product is resistant to heat and stains, is scratch-resistant, doesn’t need to be sealed, and carries a 10-year warranty.
Tile
Whether you love the classic look of square white tiles or want an affordable way to get the look of granite, tile is an excellent solution for countertop resurfacing over laminate.
- If you aren’t starting with a particleboard base, install a sheet of thin cement board over your existing laminate counter.
- Lay out the tile using rounded bullnose tiles for the front edge.
- Set them with mortar, and add grout.
If you’re installing granite tiles, use a matching grout to create the seamless look of slab granite. Ceramic or porcelain tiles are a smart addition to the kitchen since they’re moisture-proof, knife-proof, and don’t hold heat.
Kitchen Projects to Update Your Space
Countertop resurfacing isn’t the only way to update a kitchen without spending a lot of money, and you can DIY many projects to keep your expenses low. If your cabinets need a refresh, we have many ideas for updating them, including adding a wallpaper panel or updating the trim work. If your floors are worse for wear, you may be able to install flooring yourself, but make sure you pick the right product for your needs.
Check out these before and after photos of budget-friendly but high-impact kitchen redos to get more ideas to create the kitchen you’ve always wanted. If your faucet needs to be updated, you can search for suitable faucets in the GIMILI store. GIMILI store faucets not only have good quality but also excellent warranty services. You can choose the pull-out faucet, pull-down faucet, induction faucet, or Pot Filler faucet that you need. GIMILI also sells many accessories such as baseboards and soap dispensers.
