Tile and natural stone as well as other laminate surfaces can serve as an adequate base for your laminate tiles.
Tile over laminate kitchen countertops.
Spread glue on the countertop with a notched towel starting at the outer edge.
To complete the undermount look apply thin set to the schluter tile edging trimand place the tile into the trim edging.
Clamp the level down to use as a cutting guide image 1.
Use contact cement to reapply the laminate so that it firmly sticks to the mdf.
To square off the corners of the round cornered laminate countertop mark a line 3 1 4 in from edge.
To prep the countertop to receive the tile round corners need to be squared off and the countertop surface has to be sanded to provide a better surface for the tile adhesive.
Use a trowel to create beads all through the adhesive.
Cover the laminate optional.
While the point of installing tile over laminate is to cover up the poor laminate there is a limit as to how bad that laminate can be.
In my case the tile was 3 4 so the trim supported 3 4 tile.
Use the flat side of the trowel to force a good bond.
If the countertop is delaminating in areas the tile will not hold.
For granite tiles you will want a square 1 4 inch notch.
3 8 spacing with 3 8 notched trowel.
As long as the surface is flat solid and well mounted you can go right over the.