How To Make A Countertop Out Of Hardwood Flooring

I made some serious progress on one of the biggest pantry projects yesterday my butcherblock style countertops that i made out of the same red oak solid hardwood flooring that i have on my floors throughout my house.

How to make a countertop out of hardwood flooring.

5 inches times 5 boards comes out to 25 inch depth for the countertop. Using the dimensions of the countertop you plan to make lay out the wood with all pieces facing the same direction fitting it together like a puzzle so that you know where everything goes. Find a large flat surface to lay your countertop out on. However we have made a few countertops out of wood flooring instead with great results.

Recycle hardwood flooring to counter tops. When our house caught fire in 2008 the hardwood flooring was ruined by water damage. We used the floor of the sunroom until it was finished then we used the floor of the garage. But i m thrilled with how they re.

You can choose between using flooring reclaimed wood or wooden boards for your countertop depending upon the look and availability of the wood. Making a countertop was slightly more work but the total cost was only 11. Make beading to cover the edges of the countertop by ripping it from 1 inch lumber on a table saw. Trim off the overhanging wood by cutting around the perimeter of the plywood with a circular saw.

Creating a countertop requires some basic home improvement skills such as accurate measuring sawing gluing and sanding. That was the price of the flooring and we had the rest of the materials on hand but if we didn t the total cost would have still only been about 60. The unfinished wood was actually a little hard to find adam got some maple from a place called s s wood floors in san antonio. Here s a peek at how they look so far they haven t been filled or sanded or stained or sealed so they re still very rough.

This instructable will show you how i used these boards to create some beauti. Not being the kind of person to throw something out i saved the better of the boards. Learn how to make a diy wood countertop.