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How to fit a kitchen worktop

Have you had a chance to reflect since the spring bank holiday? Have a new butcherblock or white worktop motivated you to the point where you're thinking of doing your most recent kitchen renovation yourself? The idea of installing your own laminate worktop could sound fairly intimidating, but in this article, we'll provide you a step-by-step tutorial on how to do it, making the procedure quick and simple.

First all of Remove your existing laminate worktops

The first stage in installing any new work surface is to remove the old one, taking care to avoid damaging any existing cabinets or splashbacks if such items are staying in place.

Start by removing any existing fasteners holding your laminate worktops to your kitchen cabinets, working from the underside of the surfaces.

When your laminate worktops are seated comfortably, use a Stanley blade to score through any silicone sealant and separate them from any walls, splashbacks, or upstands.

Take kitchen worktop measurements

Now that the space has been cleared, you can start the process of installing your new surfaces. Start by determining the length of the worktop you need.

If utilising more than one laminate worktop, butt them against the kitchen walls at a 90-degree angle before pencilling in any cutting lines.

After that, you can use typical woodworking tools to cut your new worktop(s) to size.

In order to determine whether to cut with your décor facing up or down, we suggest that you always refer to our installation instructions. At this point, you should also decide whether to use laminate worktop trimmings or a mitre to link them, and mark out either a 45-degree angle or straight edge as necessary.

Hob and sink cutouts are additional factors to take into account.

Assembling and installing your laminate worktops

When everything is in place, you can start attaching your laminate worktops to the kitchen cabinets' undersides using brackets and round-headed screws. Always follow the directions provided by the manufacturer.

Surfaces should be linked before being secured if more than one kitchen counter is being used.

Using a laminate strip, finish the exposed edges.

Your kitchen worktop is now installed, but polishing the worktop's edge is still needed to give it a polished appearance.

Our kitchen worktops come with matching laminate strips that are the ideal method to conceal any exposed raw edges on either of the ends of your work surface.

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