Building A Wooden Kitchen Countertop

Work slowly and carefully to ensure that you do not wreck the cabinetry.

Building a wooden kitchen countertop.

First of all pick your wood. After this i ran it through the planer a couple of times on the ends to get it straight. It will be far easier to take the dimensions once it is. How to make a diy wood countertop and how i gave it a tiny bit of aging too.

Use the tape measure to get the dimensions of the countertop area in your kitchen. Record the length width and depth on a piece of paper. I suppose that making a wooden countertop is even easier in case you have some wood working skills. It s so much easier than you thought.

Many people might prefer a harder wood such as oak. The greater the number of boards you join the more stable your finished countertop will be. The design template will give you a rough cutout of the counter space and aid you when you make your initial cuts of wood. How to make a wooden countertop step 1.

Keep in mind the wood my husband used to build out countertop is a soft wood spanish cedar selected to match the previous countertop. Decide what wood you would like to use. The easiest way is to take some wooden planks measure them cut send and arrange in a countertop. I m back today to share another tutorial for the recently completed coastal farmhouse laundry.

An end grain butcher block countertop is made by joining several parallel strips that are an inch and a half to two inches wide. Don chose to make the countertop in one large unit including the hole where the. Remove your old countertop. Measure the counter with a measuring tape once it is removed.

Create your very own diy wood countertop and even add a little faux aging if you like. There are quite a few. You can also make a small countertop to cover the space near the sink or just in the corner save some space and use every inch. I had some beautiful rough sawn maple on hand so that s what i.