Because you are going to put a face on your countertop to make it look thicker which will add to the total width.
Make a countertop from hardwood floor.
Diy butcherblock style countertop made from red oak solid hardwood flooring part 1 on october 23 2018 by kristi 75 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.
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.
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.
Making the actual countertop is simple you just install the wood the same way you would on the floor.
For this project adam wanted unfinished solid hardwood but we used engineered and prefinished flooring leftover from our floor for the countertop in our laundry room.
I used 3 4 flooring for my countertops so i made my plywood base 3 4 narrower why.
Here s a quick video where i touch on the steps we took to create the wood counters from flooring in our rv.
How to make a diy wood countertop and how i gave it a tiny bit of aging too.
How to make a countertop using wood flooring.
Have you ever considered putting a wood countertop somewhere in your home.
All i had to do was sand wood fill sand sand again sand once more bleach sand bleach again sand again stain sand and.
My countertop that i made from red oak hardwood flooring is finished.
Cut a plywood base the shape of your countertop but subtract the thickness of your finish material from the desired final width.
One thing i can actually officially cross off of my to do list for that room.
Hardwood flooring boards are often milled from quality lumber that is more expensive if you buy if by the board foot so it makes sense to put boards.
Here s how it turned out and it was super simple.
Creating a countertop requires some basic home improvement skills such as accurate measuring sawing gluing and sanding.
I actually have one finished project in my pantry now.
You can use pretty much any flooring you want.
To install the planks simply add some wood glue.
If you ve come this far i m guessing you ve decided to use flooring to make some awesome countertops.
Start by making the first plank flush with the edge of the plywood that way you can add the front piece later and make the countertop look like a solid hunk of wood.
I m thrilled you have because we couldn t be happier with the way our rv kitchen countertops turned out.
I wanted it to have a bit since the floor also looked aged.
Learn how to make a diy wood countertop.
You can see the aging just a bit in this photo.
We used the floor of the sunroom until it was finished then we used the floor of the garage.
Find a large flat surface to lay your countertop out on.
