Before you join the pieces mark the ends where you need to cut them to length.
How to join laminate countertop corners.
In most of the videos i ve seen the counters are removed or if they re not removed they simply show how you trim the front edge with a router.
For joining in a corner the pieces should be cut at a 45 degree angle.
However carpenter s glue sets up more quickly.
You ll end up with a small burr on the bottom edge of the laminate.
When it dries set a sheet on dowels placed on the substrate.
Check the underside of the miter joints to ensure the mortise joints align as well.
Spread contact adhesive on the countertop substrate and both sheets of laminate.
Use an angle square to determine the perfect 45 degree angle.
Place the two sections of countertop on top of the sawhorses so the laminate side is facing up and the corners are together.
This must be done on the back of the countertop because this is the side.
Mark the miter angle on the back of the laminate countertop.
Measure and cut the laminate countertops to the desired size.
Mark a straight pencil line along this straight edge.
They let you position the sheet exactly before gluing it down.
Rout a straight edge on one piece of laminate photo 1.
Check that the fronts and backs of each piece align with each other.
I haven t seen anything that shows how to trim tight spots such as the side edge of the laminate up to the wall.
Cut the tops to length and apply glue to the laminate ends.
Remove the burr with a file so the laminate will glue down completely flat.
Apply yellow carpenter s glue or liquid hide glue to both edges of the mitered joint and reposition the two sections.
When connecting two pieces along a run such as in a galley kitchen make the cuts straight across at a 90 degree angle.
Using the straightedge draw a line on the countertop between the l s inside and outside corners.