Tiling A Kitchen Countertop Over Laminate

To make things worse there was about a half inch mud bed under the top layer.

Tiling a kitchen countertop over laminate.

Do this in sections. When we had our old tile countertop torn out in the kitchen we saw that someone had laid the tile over a previous layer of tile. Use a trowel to create beads all through the adhesive. You do not want to simply apply the thin set every where and start laying the tile after.

While the point of installing tile over laminate is to cover up the poor laminate there is a limit as to how bad that laminate can be. This project involves laying ceramic tile over a laminate countertop around a top mounted kitchen sink and on. Remove the stove from the kitchen by taking out the bottom drawer and placing the feet on top of a blanket so. Begin placing the tile from the center of the counter out pressing back and forth and side to side on each tile to secure the thinset.

Luckily layering laminate makes very little difference in height. Install tile over laminate countertop and backsplash step 1. If the countertop is delaminating in areas the tile will not hold. Then butter the back of the tile.

Mix the thinset in a large bucket and spread it about 1 8 inch thick over the entire laminate surface.