How To Make A Countertop Out Of Hardwood Flooring

This instructable will show you how i used these boards to create some beauti.

How to make a countertop out of hardwood 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. But i m thrilled with how they re. 5 inches times 5 boards comes out to 25 inch depth for the countertop. When our house caught fire in 2008 the hardwood flooring was ruined by water damage.

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. However we have made a few countertops out of wood flooring instead with great results. Creating a countertop requires some basic home improvement skills such as accurate measuring sawing gluing and sanding.

Making a countertop was slightly more work but the total cost was only 11. Not being the kind of person to throw something out i saved the better of the boards. Recycle hardwood flooring to counter tops. Learn how to make a diy wood countertop.

Trim off the overhanging wood by cutting around the perimeter of the plywood with a circular saw. Make beading to cover the edges of the countertop by ripping it from 1 inch lumber on a table saw. 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. 24 inch cabinets and a 1 inch overhang.

Find a large flat surface to lay your countertop out on. We used the floor of the sunroom until it was finished then we used the floor of the garage. 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.