Making A Countertop Out Of Wood Flooring

However we have made a few countertops out of wood flooring instead with great results.

Making a countertop out of wood flooring. 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. Trim off the overhanging wood by cutting around the perimeter of the plywood with a circular saw. Making a countertop was slightly more work but the total cost was only 11. 5 inches times 5 boards comes out to 25 inch depth for the countertop.

My rough sawn maple boards were about 4 inches thick 10 inches wide and 6 ft tall. We used the floor of the sunroom until it was finished then we used the floor of the garage. The first step in preparing the wood is planing to get a straight side to work off from so here i m making some marks with a pencil on the wood which. However any hardwood such as walnut mahogany teak oak or cherry for example would make a beautiful counter.

24 inch cabinets and a 1 inch overhang. Find a large flat surface to lay your countertop out on. Wood countertops can add a classic finish to any type of kitchen décor. Glad to see how well it turned out and that i wasn t the only one to attempt this i just wanted to add that we purchased stair nose with the rest of the wood and are using it for the edges of the counter that are exposed.

Make beading to cover the edges of the countertop by ripping it from 1 inch lumber on a table saw. All boards are like this 2 x 4 s are actually 1 5 x 3 5 etc so when we cut them down by 1 4 inch on each side that equaled 1 2 inch per board which brought it down to 5 inches per board. 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. You can visit a hardware store and make it.

I came across this when looking for advice on building a base for a countertop made from wood flooring.